because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
large amount of money; great cost
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
had better ...; had better not ...
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
and yet; though; when; in spite of
(another's) daughter; young lady
besides; in addition; also; moreover
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
hating; strongly disliking
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now