upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to look forward to something
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
antiquity; the previous era
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
orphanage; children's home; foster home
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in