to blaze; to burn brightly
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to jump up and down; to hop
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to set on fire; to ignite
troublesome; pain in the butt
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)