iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
one-by-one; separately; in detail
pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man
tool; implement; means; furniture
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
gas range; gas burner; gas ring; hot plate; gas cooker; gas cooktop
to distribute emergency rice
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy