Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
dashi; Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
home; household; family; hearth
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to crawl out of; to creep out of
Miyazaki Prefecture (Kyūshū)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
Hyūga (former province located in present-day Miyazaki Prefecture); Hyūga (city)
kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
January; first month of the lunar calendar
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
sovereign; emperor; monarch
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
lifelong; lifetime; for life; life
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to pass away; to join the majority; (lit.) to enter the death register
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
all-night vigil over a body; wake
unceremonious party; free and easy gathering; party with no regard for formal etiquette or status