rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
in the meanwhile; during the time
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
grain (of wood); unlacquered woodwork; plain wood; roughly cut wood for carving or lathing
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to replace; to change (for a new one); to renew; to reassign (an expense); to charge (to a different account); to shift (a loss)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
ease of use; pleasantness of use; comfort level
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
carving; engraving; chiselled features
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
talk about divorce or separation
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something