eastern part; the east (of a region)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
in; on; at; during; in the condition of
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(some) more; even more; longer; further
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
proposal; offer; request; application
to be overcome with emotion
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
stairs; stairway; staircase
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge