also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
cold country; cold region
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
mountain river; mountain stream
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
fluttering; frivolous; careless; restless
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
food and (alcoholic) drink
metre; rhythm; musical temperament
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
name; title; designation; fame; reputation
Japanese-Chinese; Japan and China
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
but; however; even though; even if
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
3.03 meters (ten shaku); length; measure; Mr.; Mrs.
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm