Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
fixed rule; usual way; usual method
small number; few; minority
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to gather strength; to take heart
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
crowd (of people); large group of people
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
silver-colored folding fan (coloured)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty
hypothesis; supposition; assumption