a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
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.)
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
bento; Japanese box lunch
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to face; to go towards; to head towards
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
street in front of station
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to fall on one's backside
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)