name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
neighboring prefecture; adjacent prefecture
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
relatively; comparatively
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
two times; twice; two degrees
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to drag on; to be delayed
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
feeling; sense; impression