irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
well-known; noted; celebrated
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.); (railway) station
red-rumped swallow (Hirundo daurica); striated swallow (Hirundo striolata)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to emphasize; to attach importance to
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
hunting ground; hunting preserve
pair; two kinds; two ways
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty; advantageous position; strategic location
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
in terms of; from the point of view of
to feel anxious; to feel uneasy; to worry
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
hills and fields; countryside
stupid brat; mischievous kid; troublemaker
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
(Japanese) larch (Larix leptolepis, Larix kaempferi)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
San'etsu (the three former provinces of Echizen, Etchū and Echigo)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment