box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
information; news; intelligence
postcard; memo; note; card
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
farmer; peasant; farming; country bumpkin; yokel; the common people
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
privately owned rice field
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
lover; mistress; kept woman
sometimes; occasionally; somehow (or other); in some way; being apt to; being liable to
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
since; henceforth; ever since
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie