glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
conventional train line (esp. non-Shinkansen)
back country; remote countryside
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
pride; dignity; self-worth
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to cease; to stop; to be over
main cause; primary factor
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
function; function (programming)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
most part; greater part; majority
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to settle (in a place); to settle down
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
southern part; the south (of a region)
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
order; directive; instructions; command
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room