fast-talking; rapid talking
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
to breathe out; to exhale
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
is something that; is that which
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
by myself; in person; by oneself
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff