not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
influence; effect; impact
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
Shiga Prefecture (Kinki area)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
Gasterosteus microcephalus (species of stickleback)
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
water vapour; water vapor; steam
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
beautiful riverside location; lakeside district; canal district
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
two persons; two people; pair; couple
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement