mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
violent emotion; passion; fury
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
payment (taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
calamity; disaster; misfortune
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
after a long time; for the first time in a while
in unison; as one; united
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to thrust away; to send flying
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
for dear life; barely escaping alive
someone (something) not to be trifled with
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
verbal message; word (from someone)