a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
transportation access; access to (public) transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail); transport links
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
for example; for instance; e.g.
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
Nagano (city, prefecture)
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
nice; good; well-executed
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to give; to do (something) for
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
comparatively; relatively
existence; being; presence
convention; tired tradition; old custom
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
Gifu Prefecture (Chūbu area)
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
central city; major city (in a region)