a great variety of; diversity
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to feel; to sense; to experience
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto
talk; recital; narration; topic
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
place; situation; position; location
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
interval; break; pause; spare moment
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
every place; various places
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to search for; to seek for; to look for
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to collect; to assemble; to gather
Akita prefecture (Tōhoku area)