so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to talk; to chat; to chatter
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
dumpling store; dumpling seller
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
paper store; paper merchant; paper seller; papermaking; papermaker
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
Kiyomi orange (Citrus unshiu sinensis); type of tangor (tangerine-orange hybrid)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
local specialty; special product (of a region)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
deserted village; poor village
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
factory; plant; mill; workshop
construction; establishment
employment (long term); hire
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
depopulation; declining population
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
real estate tax; fixed assets tax; property tax; rates
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse