a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
something like ...; something called ...
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
ten; 10; ten years of age
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
instead; but (on the other hand)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
flesh (esp. of an animal); meat
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
beautiful riverside location; lakeside district; canal district
such ... as; or some such
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to balance; to counterpoise; to remain unchanged; to share (e.g. the expense); to bear (part of)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
feeling; sense; impression
as far as the eye can see
other; another; over; more than; I; me
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)