to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
outing; excursion; pleasure trip; going on a picnic
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
Kintarō candy; Kintarō-ame; hard stick-shaped candy made so that the face of folk hero Kintarō appears when it is sliced; something (or someone) lacking originality; something lacking in variety; cookie-cutter design (look, approach, etc.)
(the) way home; return trip; (the) way back
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
several minutes; a few minutes
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
Kintarō; Golden Boy; Kintarō doll; diamond-shaped apron
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to keep (a person) waiting
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
long ago; a long time ago; already
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
alien (from another planet)
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
chief; main; principal; important
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly