Nagano (city, prefecture)
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
Japanese-style confectionary store
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
thought; consideration; thinking
state of mind; mentality; psychology
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
fight to the death; mortal combat; deathmatch
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
and; thereupon; because of that
to pay attention; to be watchful
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
tomfoolery; monkey business
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on