foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
Toyama (city, prefecture)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
second marriage; remarriage
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
(how) many times; (how) often
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to repeat; to do something over again
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
almost; roughly; approximately
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
knowing; (an) acquaintance