village; hamlet; countryside; country
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
as a child; when one was a child
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
close to the wall; alongside the wall
correction; revision; amendment
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel