to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
reality; actuality; hard fact
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
and; thereupon; because of that
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
alone; by oneself; on one's own
Aomori (city, prefecture)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw