without leaving any trace
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to practice magic; to practise magic
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
such; this sort of; like this
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
Niigata (city, prefecture)
due form; official; formality
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
working in the fields; working on a farm
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
don't you think?; indicates question
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
wide turn; detour; the long way around
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
deviation; departure; omission
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to begin; to set about; to start
just past noon; afternoon
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
man; male; masculine gender
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way