many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
if so; in that case; in that situation
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to eat up; to consume (completely)
don't you think?; indicates question
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
how far; to what extent; up to what point
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to forget completely; to leave behind