Asahi Shimbun (newspaper)
Okayama (city, prefecture)
going alone; doing by oneself
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
that is to say; so that means
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
thus; in this way; like this
true heart; inner feelings
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
early spring; beginning of spring; New Year
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to be boiled; to be cooked
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to jump into; to rush into
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
rough cardboard made from straw; (arch.) low-grade paper (used as a lining)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
kami celebrated at the beginning of New Year (usu. to pray for a good harvest); goddess of (lucky) directions
to turn completely into; to become completely
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
beggar; sty (on the eyelid)
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
few decades; many decades; several decades