lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to apologize; to apologise
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
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
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
when it becomes; when it comes to
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
look!; there!; here!; that is
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently