quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to have meaning; to be meaningful
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to turn towards; to point
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
how; in what way; by what means
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
very interesting; of great interest
first meeting; first interview with
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to be silent; to say nothing
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter