border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
seeking the bizarre (abnormal, grotesque, etc.)
composite; combined; complex
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
burying some of a person's ashes in separate places; part of a person's ashes
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
memorization power; ability to remember; (good) memory
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
(dying of) natural causes
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
gesture; gesticulation; motion
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to be in focus; to come into focus
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
kind person; warmhearted person; sympathetic person
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
to eat up; to consume (completely)
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to forget completely; to leave behind
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public