at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
human relations; personal relationships
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
place; position; location; position; standing; status
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to be conspicuous; to stand out
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
surroundings; environs; circumference
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku; matagi
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
very interesting; of great interest
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!