dried slices of steamed sweet potato
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to be worried; to be troubled
serious; severe; grave; acute
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
point in common; common feature
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
bento; Japanese box lunch
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)