innumerable changes; infinite variety
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
sobering up; method of sobering up
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
sweating easily; profuse sweater
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
without permission; without notice
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
illegitimate child; secret love child
married woman; another's wife
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
non-highway road; toll-free road; local road; road shadowed by trees, mountain, etc.
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
Okayama prefecture (Chūgoku area)
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
sawara cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera)
to be a match for; to rival; to be equal to
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
to shed light; to cast light
theatre; theater; playhouse