before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to look around; to take a view of
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
brown; light brown; tawny
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
three times; thrice; third (interval)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do