remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
with these words; while saying
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
from the beginning; from scratch
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
this and that; such and such
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
wounded person; injured person
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to glare at each other; to confront each other
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels