unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
thoughtful; deep-thinking
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
whole face; all over one's face
elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to shake one's head (in denial)
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
to thrust or cast away; to look upon with detachment
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
Ainu bear-sacrifice festival; Iomante
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name