region on Japan Sea side of Japan west of Tokyo; Nagano and Niigata
public highway; local street; open road; ordinary road
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
should not be; must not be
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
Nagano (city, prefecture)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
operation; functioning; running
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve