Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang); provincial office (under the ritsuryo system); provincial capital
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
cassette (tape); game cartridge
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to be too numerous; to be too much
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
day after day; day by day
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
as far as the eye can see
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
horizon (related to land)
just above; right overhead
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
working in the fields; working on a farm
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
breaking off; snapping off