mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
don't worry about it; never mind; it's OK
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night