coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
way; method; means; resource; course
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
study; diligence; discount; reduction
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
health; healthy; sound; fit
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
in terms of; from the point of view of
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
about when; about what time; how soon
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
Tottori (city, prefecture)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)