north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
how; in what way; by what means
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
very; extremely; excessively
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
and then; and so; and; so then
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to satisfy oneself; to feel satisfied; to be proud
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
foreign; abroad; overseas
time; season; period; phase; stage
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
no longer being fond of someone; spiteful words or acts showing that one is disgusted with someone
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
one's house; one's home; one's family