Tsugaru (western region of Aomori Prefecture)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
living by oneself; living alone
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
to gather; to collect; to assemble
kitchen; financial situation; finances
reception room; parlor; parlour
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
stairs; stairway; staircase
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
along; parallel to; in accordance with
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
(barbed) wire entanglements
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
blood relationship; blood relative
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
I see; that's right; indeed
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis); Confederate rose; dixie rosemallow; lotus blossom