poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
little-known hot spring; secret hot spring; secluded hot spring
tradition; legend; folklore
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
welcome!; nice to see you!
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
ago; since; before; previous
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
postwar period; period after Second World War
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
development; exploitation
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to add (to); to add on; to append
fishy; dubious; questionable; false-looking
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
no!; no no!; no, not at all
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that