influence; clout; leverage
northern Tohoku (usually Aomori, Iwate and Akita prefectures)
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
ponds and swamps; retard; mentally disabled person
to fit in (snugly); to get stuck in; to get caught in; to get caught up in (a situation); to become deeply involved in; to get addicted to
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
in the end; on top of that
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
not a little; not a few; considerable
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
influence; effect; impact
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
because of; owing to; due to
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
minor offense; minor offence; misdemeanor; misdemeanour
to take someone's life; to kill someone
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
stereotype; preconceived idea; preconceived notion
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
if it is (the case that ...)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition