Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
pitching ability; counter for pitches
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
(religious) faith; belief; creed
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
on countless occasions; many a time
to cease; to stop; to be over
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to have a well-defined character (of video game, anime, etc. character); to stand out as a character
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
third stage; three stages
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
sense of duty (obligation)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
offense and defense; offence and defence
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally