to overflow; to brim over; to flood
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
Akita Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
northern part; the north (of a region)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku; matagi
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
3000; three thousand; many
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
depopulation; decrease in population
aging (of a population); ageing
three; three years of age
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to lie deep in; to extend far back
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
this; our; right; justice; checking account
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker