Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
stretching out (in a longitudinal direction); running; traversing; walking along the ridge of a mountain; traversing a mountain range; climbing (several mountains) in succession
mountain range; mountain belt
on the occasion of; at the time of
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
time; season; period; phase; stage
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
January; first month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
saying in other words; putting (something) another way
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
snow accumulation; depth of snow cover; amount of snowfall
area; region; district; locality
Ishikawa Prefecture (Hokuriku area)
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
localized (pain, rainfall, etc.); local
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
Toyama Prefecture (Hokuriku area)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-