many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
commuting to school; school commute
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
indicate reason; infers some protest
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
because of; owing to; due to
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker