weird; disgusting; sickening
such; like that; in that way
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
preserved food boiled in soy
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to have meaning; to be meaningful
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
way of eating; how to eat
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
to keep away; to keep at a distance
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
chance (of success); odds