arrow wheel (decorative windmill on the pole on which carp streamers are raised)
conventional train line (esp. non-Shinkansen)
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
Nagano (city, prefecture)
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
ancient time; age of the gods
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to shut in; to confine; to contain
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to rule; to govern; to administer
nice; good; well-executed
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable