rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to happen to hear; to overhear
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
river; stream; River; the ... river
construction; establishment
company president; manager; director
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
female university student; female college student
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
matter of time; question of time
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
really; truly; indeed; good grief
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
danger; peril; hazard; risk
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality