one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
high rice field; very fertile rice field
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
local rule; house rule; ground rule
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
several minutes; a few minutes
suddenly; all of a sudden
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
good (place to leave off); convenient
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
troubled times; turbulent times
to live through; to survive
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
comma; decimal point; radix point
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition