because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
particularly; only; in the case of
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
beyond that point; after that
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
talk; recital; narration; topic
surely; certainly; without doubt
originally; by nature; from the start
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)
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
abundant harvest; bumper crop
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
mooncake; disc-shaped confection of wheat-flour dough filled with bean paste, usu. eaten during Autumn in China
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave