unique; peculiar; singular
in the mountains; among the mountains
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
special; particular; peculiar; unique
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
plants and animals; flora and fauna
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
discovery; detection; finding
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
increase in population; population growth
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
depopulation; declining population
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
in that manner; like that
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to happen to meet; to come across
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice