rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
girl; lass; young thing; chick
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to say; to be called; to do
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch
study; diligence; discount; reduction
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to increase; to add to; to augment
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
while; during; while; although; all; both
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
simply; merely; only; solely
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
remaining years (of one's life)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
job; work; duties; trade; skill
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern