to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
bakery; baker; pastry shop
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
abundant harvest; bumper crop
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
wintertime; winter season
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
daily wages; payment by the day
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
guard; security (officer); guardsman
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
hello; good day; good afternoon
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
warp; curvature; curve; arch
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
surrounding at a distance
coyote (carnivore, Canis latrans)