Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to have a talk; to tell a story
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
first of the season (e.g. produce, catch); virgin
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
quickly; swiftly; a long time ago
to flee; to take flight; to be ruined; to go down in the world; to settle down (e.g. in one location)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored