Niigata (city, prefecture)
Araneus ventricosus (species of orb-weaving spider)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
just because; even if; even though
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
about; on; regarding; per; for every
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
snowy; covered in deep snow
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
because of; owing to; due to
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)