of course; certainly; naturally
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
earthenware pot for storing indigo dye
to dye; to colour; to color
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
reeling by hand (esp. silk); hand filature; counter sinking (making conical depression so screw-heads don't protrude above surface); spot facing (machining a flat space for bolt head, etc.); hollowing out (e.g. wooden chair seat, scallop pattern on roof, etc.)
sudden shower; sudden downpour
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
Saitama (city, prefecture)
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to commit adultery; to fornicate; to have illicit sex; to rape; to violate; to abuse sexually
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
lovers' suicide; double suicide
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
to cease; to stop; to be over
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
vulgar; coarse; crude; boorish; ill-mannered; mean
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
brook running across meadowland; small river flowing through a field
talking while standing; standing around talking
bunch of flowers; bouquet
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary