rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
underpopulated area; lightly-populated area
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to say no more; to sink into silence
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
(your) daughter; young woman
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
difficult to ...; hard to ...
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone