cotton gloves; working gloves
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
notice; attention; observation
very likely; very probable
unconditionally; as a rule
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to pluck; to pick; to tear
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
resolute; determined; bold
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery