north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
housing district; residential district
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
very likely; very probable
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
female friend; woman friend
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
together; at the same time; same; identical
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to turn one's thoughts to; to pay attention to; to give heed to
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to have a talk; to tell a story
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
gem; jewel; precious stone