to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
together; at the same time; same; identical
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
to speak; to hear a voice