accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
sitting with one knee drawn up
occasional; infrequent; rare
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
national or local pride; the pride of one's native place
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
troublesome; annoying; complicated
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
go (board game); being so engrossed in go that one loses track of time; being so engrossed in an activity that one loses track of time
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
the person heretofore mentioned; that person
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
don't trust strangers; always assume the worst (of people)