China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
for dear life; barely escaping alive
Manchuria; Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
Japanese colonists of Manchuria and Inner Mongolia
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
paper crane; origami crane
the opposite sex; isomerism
television program; TV program
to arrive home; to return
future years; in (one's) later years
decorative string used to hold a kimono sash in place
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene; original scenery; unspoiled landscape
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
one school; one sect; one denomination; one party; one faction; one group
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap