decision; determination; resolution
to begin; to set about; to start
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
Iwate prefecture (Tōhoku area)
Island; insula; island; islet
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
will not do; do not; does not
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to look attractive; to look nice
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
wheat straw; barley straw
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
each; (arch.) you (plural)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
various kinds of small trees; assorted trees
internal organs; viscera; intestines
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight