biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
nature; property; disposition
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
residing; living; dwelling
Aomori (city, prefecture)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
if you think about it; come to think of it
movie set; filming location
January; first month of the lunar calendar
current obsession; current kick; personal obsession
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
it's no joke; gimme a break!
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
head; brains; intellect; understanding
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
energy drink; nutritional supplement drink; vitamin drink
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
opening of the beachgoing season
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
calamity; disaster; accident