to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
the other day; a few days ago
Nagano Prefecture (Chūbu area)
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
in the mountains; among the mountains
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
difference; discrepancy; variation
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
restoration; repair; mending
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
settlement; solution; resolution
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
like this; this sort; this way
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally