isolation; being alone; being friendless
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
killing and wounding; bloodshed
serious wound; serious injury
pistol; handgun; revolver
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
sympathy; empathy; response
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
teahouse that sells fruit (or serves fruitcake, etc.)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
when it becomes; when it comes to
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to make an appearance; to show up
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches