in this way; thus; such; uh...
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
story; tale; talk; discussion
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
due form; official; formality
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
chamberlain; castle keeper
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
marshy rice field or paddy
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
desperation; struggle to the death
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
something like ...; something called ...
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)