twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
instead; but (on the other hand)
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
private seal; personal seal; unregistered seal; informal seal; signet
general; popular; common; typical
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
very; much; greatly; a lot of
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to say no more; to sink into silence
because of; owing to; due to
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
don't you think?; indicates question
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least