accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
infancy; childhood; tender age
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
speech; expression; wording; language
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
in the morning; during the morning
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
trio; gang of three; threesome
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
Salix koriyanagi (species of willow)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to be nervous; to be sensitive; to worry; to be fussy; to be precise
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to be charmed by; to be attracted to; to be taken with; to be drawn to
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
something done out of spite; snide remark; insinuation; innuendo; dig