rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
one's house; one's home; one's family
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to order; to command; to appoint
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
it is not (like that) either
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
poi (Maori style of performance art); poi (tethered weights used in poi performances)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy