emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
hello; good day; good afternoon
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
apron (waist-down); waist apron
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead; Hades
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
several times (as large, over)
talking while standing; standing around talking
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
counter seat; seat at the counter
because; as; since; so; due to
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get