culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
(large) building; public building; hall
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
indeed; really; truly; very much
not worth (getting angry about, etc.)
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
to flow down; to run down
along; parallel to; in accordance with
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
in search of; in order to look for
opposite bank; farther shore
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
mountain hunt; combing the mountains (for a criminal, etc.)
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all