prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
Toyama Prefecture (Hokuriku area)
violent explosion; bursting
rice riot (e.g. in 1890, 1897 and 1918); widespread rice shortage
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
cabinet (of a government); ministry
Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
two persons; two people; pair; couple
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
how much; how many; to what extent
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is