change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to lay aside; to set aside
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
northern part; the north (of a region)
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
impossible to do (although wants to)
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
beyond one's means or position
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
imagination; supposition; guess
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history