original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
single-mother household; fatherless family
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
particularly; only; in the case of
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
murder; killing; murderer
curse; spell; malediction
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
heading; headline; index; headword
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to kill by burning to death
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
innumerable; countless; numberless
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to bear fruit; to produce fruit
Solanaceae (nightshade family of plants)