rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to fall off; to tumble down
polite; courteous; hospitable
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to stiffen; to become stiff
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
curious; strange; unusual
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to talk; to chat; to chatter
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)