be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
that; the matter in question
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
even though; despite; when
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
winter vacation; winter holidays
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
weather forecast; weather report
by means of; due to; because of; according to
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh