monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
pustule; scab; syphilis; pox
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
unprecedented; never seen before
same country; same province; the (said) country
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
recuperation; medical treatment
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
while alive; during one's lifetime
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
work left uncompleted at death; work one accomplished during one's lifetime
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
incidental; ancillary; accessory; secondary; collateral
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
strength of the brush stroke; power of the pen; ability to write
larger section (of village)
framed picture or motto (usu. horizontal, hung over gates or lintels)
sea level; (surface of) sea
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
actor; actress; player; performer
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
bucket used for cleaning oneself in a bathhouse
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to