narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.); to weaken
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
arable land; plantation; farmland; fazenda; hacienda; large estate
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
auto; automatic; auto; automobile; three-wheeler truck; oat
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
mountain chain; mountains
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
visitor from afar; foreign visitor
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
Saint-Etienne (France); Saint Etienne (Canada)
morning fog; morning mist
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
rural beauty; rusticity; rustic beauty
but still; however; and yet; nevertheless; for all that
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
to ascend; to go up; to climb
playground (for children); park