falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
foreign; abroad; overseas
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
extreme passion; wild enthusiasm
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
belongings; appendage; accessory
Tsugaru Dialect (Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefecture)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
diligently; faithfully; without fail; without blundering
password; watchword; motto; slogan
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
to tighten; to press hard
smuggling (people); stowing away
non-conforming process; noncompliant; incompatible
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
oceanic noise; rumbling of the sea; mistpouffer
rugosa rose (Rosa rugosa); Japanese rose; Ramanas rose
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
history of; experience of
exemplification; illustration; example
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
the real criminal; true culprit
-less; lacking; non-existing
employment en masse (esp. of middle and high school graduates from the rural districts during Japan's post-war economic boom)
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson