neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to be strangled; to be constricted
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
memory; ability to remember
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
San-in region of western Honshu (incl. Tottori, Shimane, northern Yamaguchi and sometimes northern Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures)
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
abolition; elimination; extinction; discontinuation
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
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.)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
and so; therefore; for that reason
nothing but; none other than
guardian deity of one's birthplace
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
settlement; permanent residency
decision; determination; resolution
transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing); transcription; transliteration
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
stranger; tramp; wanderer
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity