prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to be able to manage somehow or another
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
now that; since; so long as; because
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
breathing of a sleeping person
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to show up; to appear; to turn up
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)