clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
unexpectedly; surprisingly
very interesting; of great interest
recently; lately; these days
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
genuine; authentic; true; real
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
for the first time in one's life
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
age range; age-group; age bracket
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
scene; spectacle; sight; view