southern Tohoku (usually Miyagi, Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures)
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to say; to be pleased to say
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
degree of attention; profile
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
the same generation; coeval
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to be born; to come into this world
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
irrational (line of) argument
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to state; to express; to mention
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about