vocal sound; tone of voice
deserted village; poor village
LOHAS; Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability; market segment made up of ecologically conscious consumers
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
Japanese person; Japanese people
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to have sexual intercourse
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
coexistence; living together
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to mark the end; to spell the end
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
abnormal behavior (behaviour)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
entreaty; supplication; petition
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
fast-talking; rapid talking
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)