appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
bottom current; undercurrent
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
computerization; computerisation
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to discourage; to dishearten
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
noted product; local specialty
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
middle period; medium-term
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
natto (fermented soybeans)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
this world; this life; world of the living