Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
Nagano (city, prefecture)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
space; interval; space character; whitespace
intersection on a go board
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
condition; state of preservation
nevertheless; still; however; yet
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
ibid.; the above-mentioned publication
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
Shōwa period (1926-1989); Showa period
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization