Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
the Five Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, Kawachi, and Izumi)
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
pent-up (energy, enthusiasm, etc.); burning (e.g. ambition); irrepressible (e.g. desire)
quiver (of arrows; cylindrical)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
desperation; struggle to the death
solemn; respectful; reverent; silent; quiet
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
so; like this; in this way
memory; sense; experience
to cut out (a dress) from cloth
without; but if; otherwise; or else
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
such ... as; or some such
do-or-die game; crucial contest
to be touching; to be moving
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
turnout (of people); start (e.g. race, campaign, term of office); constant forward movement; initial charge
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
mountain recess; deep in the mountains
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
horizon (related to bodies of water)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
fresco; mural; wall painting
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects