starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
woman; female; feminine gender
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
penalty; sentence; punishment
several weeks; a few weeks
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)