Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
festival; feast; carnival
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
style of Japanese folk song associated with Niigata Prefecture
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
well digging; well digger
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to be found; to be discovered