than; from; out of; except; but; more
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
fabrication; lie; fiction
Rikuchū (former province located in present-day Iwate Prefecture and parts of Akita Prefecture)
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
a few years ago; some years back
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
female private parts; female genitals
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku; matagi
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
bento; Japanese box lunch
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
yearned for; longed for; missed
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
how; in what way; how about
person from Tōhoku; Tōhokuite
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
standard; basis; principle
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
for example; for instance; e.g.
eternity; permanence; perpetuity