material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
fat; tallow; lard; grease
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
companion; company; tritagonist
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to apologize; to apologise
cooperation; coordination; link
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over