approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude
continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
perception; sensing; noticing
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
tout; swindler; con-man; pimp
little something; reward; tip
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
hokora; small wayside shrine
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to throw away; to abandon
weatherbeaten; exposed to rain
door; gate; opening; title page
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
abstract concept; abstraction; abstract idea
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
as a child; when one was a child
Gifu Prefecture (Chūbu area)
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
not caring; not giving a damn