to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
decline; fall; decay; withering
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
calm; composed; cool; quiet
so ... that ...; to that extent; to that degree
firm; strong; solid; stable
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
to throw away; to abandon
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
using every trick (in the book)
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
onomatope (i.e. word formed by onomatopoeia)
phenomime; mimetic word; word that mimics an action, condition, or manner that does not make a sound (e.g. "damp", "calmly")
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake