unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
free range breeding; pasturing; grazing; letting run free (dog, child, etc.)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
sweet tooth; love of sweet things
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
good-natured; of good character
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to push away; to push aside; to shove
stealthily; secretly; in secret
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to shake; to sway; to waver
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health