drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
generation; the world; the age
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
police investigator; investigator
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
memory; sense; experience
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
few decades; many decades; several decades
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
imagination; supposition; guess
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to go past; to pass; to pass by
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
shopping; purchased goods
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with