original story; original version; this volume
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
company; corporation; workplace
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
willpower; energy; vitality
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
March; third month of the lunar calendar
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
adds force or indicates command
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
Saitama (city, prefecture)
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
river; stream; River; the ... river
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
place; situation; position; location