sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
blanket; (rubber) blanket; (fusion reactor) blanket
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to ascend; to go up; to climb
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
primary school; elementary school; grade school
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
character building; formation of character; personality development
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
infancy; childhood; tender age
memories; recollections; reminiscence
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
Aomori Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
time; season; period; phase; stage
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
as far as the eye can see
in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
home area; home town; local
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass