remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
only recently; just of late
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
innocent; naive; artless; unaffected; genuine; childlike
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
even more; still more; further
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
heartstrings; innermost soul
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
to have a meal; to take a meal
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
basket; basketball; basket cloth
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to speak; to hear a voice
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to recover consciousness; to come to
to turn round; to face about; to turn about