direct connection; direct link
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
weird; strange; mysterious
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
turban-like hat worn by officials in the Ryūkyū Kingdom
new book; new publication
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
New Year's party (held in the beginning of the year, i.e. usually in January)
smoked daikon pickles (famous product of Akita Prefecture)
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
amaou; strawberry cultivar
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling of
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time