canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to pass (of time); to elapse
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
time; season; period; phase; stage
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
revitalization of a town; town renewal (project)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
closing of a school; closed school
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
winding; meandering; sinuous; zigzag
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
Niigata (city, prefecture)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
maid; helper; help; assistance
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
so; like this; in this way
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...