to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
very; much; greatly; a lot of
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
mental; spiritual; emotional
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
to stop raining or snowing
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
book in Japanese; book bound in the Japanese style
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
casting; cast-metal object
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
on the occasion of; at the time of
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances