to hate; to dislike; to loathe
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land; plain
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
haunted mansion; haunted house; enchanted house
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to live; to reside; to inhabit
in accordance with; according to
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
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
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
serious; not joking; straight
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
sick person; patient; invalid
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
popular opinion; popular reputation; impartial criticism
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
without; but if; otherwise; or else
place; situation; position; location