favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
dried sweet potato; satsuma sweet potato steamed, sliced and dried
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
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
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
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)
point in common; common feature
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
bento; Japanese box lunch
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
memory; sense; experience
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
uncool; bad-looking; unattractive; unsophisticated; provincial; hick
unable to resist; unable to suppress
intensification; aggravation