absence; disregard; indifference
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to join forces; to cooperate
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
advance; moving forward; progress
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
right beside; close to; nearby
funny story; funny anecdote
heavy snowfall; white devil
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
cherry blossom viewing party
March; third month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
Aomori prefecture (Tōhoku area)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
moneylending; moneylender
landowner; landlord; landlady
parliamentarian; member of a congress
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance