Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
unique thing; best on earth
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to talk (a person) down; to confute
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
great war; great battle; world war
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
explosion; rupture; break off
personal; individual; private
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
being filled with; being full of; permeation
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to be transparent; to show through
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment