Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
previous engagement; previous promise
ago; since; before; previous
friendly feelings; fellowship
February; second month of the lunar calendar
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
approx. 80% of the way up a mountainside; view of a light green mountain; mountain that appears green from afar
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
prefectural assembly member
to remember; to keep in mind
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
Ministry of Communications and Transportation (dissolved in 1949)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
resounding voice; thunderous voice
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
every person; each one; everybody
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher