unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
long ago; already; a long time ago
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
finally; barely; only just; gradually
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
ceaselessness; incessancy; the Avici hell
older sister; elder sister
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
many; much; plenty; hardly
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point