being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
Yamagata prefecture (Tōhoku area)
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market