north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
eighth day of the month; eight days
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
home area; home town; local
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
rival candidate; opposing candidate
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
go that far; to that extent
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
female university student; female college student
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important