what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
convenient; useful; handy; helpful
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Koryŏ; (arch.) Korea
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
providence; luck; favor; favour; advantage
small silk wrapper; small cloth for wiping tea utensils; crepe wrapper
pardon me for leaving (first)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
hesitation; hindrance; washroom
looking depressed; long face
disclosure; exposure; revelation
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
yabu soba; green-colored soba made from buckwheat flour milled with green buckwheat berry chaff
soup or stew over which a beaten egg is poured before serving; egg-bound soup
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
speech; expression; wording; language
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
mountain hamlet; mountain village
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
cooking rice; kitchenmaid; cook
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
seeing and hearing; (from) one's own experiences