famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
average year; normal year
Aomori (city, prefecture)
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
excessive bleeding; massive bleeding
to make one's rounds; to patrol
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
father and mother; parents
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
nature; property; disposition
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
honorific affix; honorific prefix
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
family vacation; family trip
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
running-in; breaking in (e.g. engine, etc.); accustomizing; warming up