national paper; paper with a national circulation
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to say no more; to sink into silence
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to have a reason; to have an excuse
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
in that way; thus; so; so?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
back country; remote countryside
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
southern part; the south (of a region)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
police officer; policeman; constable
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American