to perceive; to understand
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
insight; power of observation
to throw on the fire; to burn
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
since then; from that time; ever since
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
character of a particular place
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
Yamagata prefecture (Tōhoku area)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
all sorts of; various; miscellaneous; motley
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
surely (not); certainly (not)
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
medley (of food, songs, etc.); (snow or sand) drift
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base