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)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
stealthily; secretly; in secret
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
because of; owing to; due to
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
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)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
long ago; already; a long time ago
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
good; goodness; right; virtue
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
go that far; to that extent
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of