to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
refreshment; something refreshing; welcome relief; tonic; refreshing medicine
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
feeling like friends; the feeling of friendship
although I say; although one might say; although called
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
picking; collecting; harvesting
instead; but (on the other hand)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
planned; scheduled; systematic
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
(being) worth seeing; impressive
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
near; close; beside; third person
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")