unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
your husband; her husband
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
giant butterbur (Petasites japonicus); Japanese sweet coltsfoot
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
investment; contribution; financing
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
good prospects; full of hope; promising
to detain; to check; to restrain
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
preparation; arrangements
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
ill will; malice; evil intent
door; gate; opening; title page
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
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
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking