yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
I see; that's right; indeed
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
less than ...; smaller ...
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
tiger's den; jaws of death; dangerous place
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
four (long cylindrical things)
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
what kind of; what sort of; what
meaning; significance; sense
ridged cracks that form in the ice on Lake Suwa
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
Lake Suwa (Nagano Prefecture)
loud sound; loud reverberation
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise