stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
mulberry field; mulberry plantation
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
scenery; scene; landscape
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
Yamagata prefecture (Tōhoku area)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
indeed; really; truly; very much
not worth (getting angry about, etc.)
sports ground; sports oval
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person