monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
you (plural); all of you; you all
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
counter for drops of liquid
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
good; goodness; right; virtue
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
town built within the semi-fortified compounds of a temple (during the Warring States period)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to employ; to hire; to charter
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to set up shop; to open a store
such; like that; that sort of; very
one's share; one's portion
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
that's the way it is; such is life
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times