Fukui prefecture (Hokuriku area)
power plant; power station
to set a watch; to post guards
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to compete with; to vie for
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
lightly; easily; carelessly
price reduction; discount
payment (taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
good things come to those who wait
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)