language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
Iwate Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
retainer; vassal; servant
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
stone which is worshipped; image of a god in stone
questions and answers; dialogue
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
hair tied behind and hanging down; long flowing hair