Sado Island (Niigata); Sadogashima
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
salty sea breeze; salt wind
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
offering a cup (of sake) in return
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to tower above; to stand out
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
class; heading; group; category
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
double; twice (as much); twofold
joints; points (of a speech)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk
way of speaking; intimation
return to secular life; secularization; secularisation
mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
crude wood (i.e. with many knots)
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
proof; evidence; sign; to testify (usu. Christian religious context)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt