very interesting; of great interest
assistance; backing; reinforcements
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
chance; opportunity; occasion
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
older sister; lass; young lady
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
furious facial expression
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
(good quality) meat; processed meat; small goods
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
what's what; heads or tails
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue