rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
nothing but; except; no more than
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
Nagano (city, prefecture)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
going to a work location in advance; arriving a day early (e.g. for a film shooting); cutting into another person's wave (in surfing); surfing in front of another person; having the front door be the entrance (of a one-man bus); boarding a one-man bus via the front entrance
departure; leaving; setting off
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe