rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
gem; jewel; precious stone
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
that is to say; so that means
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
for a while; for some time; for a period
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is