lie;  fib;  mistake;  error;  unwise move;  bad decision
 complex;  inferiority complex;  complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
 to burn;  to roast;  to broil;  to heat;  to heat up;  to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.);  to bake
 to be conspicuous;  to stand out
 to become;  to get;  to result in;  to turn out;  to consist of;  to be composed of;  to be completed
 is not;  am not;  are not;  isn't it?
 yes;  indeed;  ha!;  what?;  huh?;  sigh
 to stop (an activity);  to cease;  to discontinue;  to cancel;  to abandon;  to give up
 request;  favour (to ask);  wish;  please
 bye-bye;  good-bye;  see you;  saying goodbye;  parting
 a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
 serious;  not joking;  straight
 article;  news story;  report;  account
 Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
 such things as ...;  and ... and;  the minute (that) ...;  no sooner than ...;  be;  is;  o
 to live;  to get along;  to spend (time)
 inquiry;  enquiry;  query;  reference
 clue;  lead;  key;  handhold;  hold
 I'm afraid to say;  I'm sorry to say;  unfortunately
 state of affairs (around you);  situation;  circumstances
 breaking down;  defeating;  abolishing
 like;  similar to;  (I) think (that);  (I) have a feeling (that);  feels like;  feels similar to
 at that time;  in those days
 daughter;  girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
 abuse;  ill-treatment;  maltreatment;  mistreatment;  cruelty
 report;  notification;  tip;  message (in information and communication theory)
 record;  minutes;  record (e.g. in sports);  results;  to record;  to document
 only;  just;  merely;  as much as;  to the extent of;  enough to
 plural;  multiple;  several
 that is so;  that is right;  it looks to me;  people say that;  it is said that;  I hear that
 institution;  establishment;  facility;  home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
 fame;  reputation;  popularity;  rumour (rumor);  talk
 good;  excellent;  sufficient;  enough;  profitable (deal, business offer, etc.);  beneficial
 seeming ...;  appearing ...;  -ish;  like a ...;  typical of ...
 particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.);  emphatic particle;  particle adding uncertainty
 question (e.g. on a test);  problem;  problem (e.g. societal, political);  question;  question (i.e. doubt);  public discussion
 avenue;  street;  coming and going;  street traffic;  flow (of water, air, etc.);  transmission (of sound);  reach (e.g. of voice)
 human being;  human;  person;  character (of a person)
 several years;  a few years
 space (between);  gap;  period of time (during, while);  duration;  between (two parties or things);  among (a group);  relations (between)
 in succession;  one by one
 I've heard that ...;  rumour has it that ...;  it appears as if ...