village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
desalinating with water; salt removal
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
really; truly; indeed; good grief
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to mix; to stir; to blend
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
existence; being; presence
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
much less; to say nothing of
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to incur someone's enmity
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
lifting a curse; breaking a spell; disenchantment
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
chance (of success); odds
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)