from now; from this moment; henceforth
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
Niigata (city, prefecture)
straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
irreligion; lack of religion; unbelief
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
race (of people); type of person
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
transformer; trance (semi-conscious state); trance; trance music; trans; transgender
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
insurance; guarantee; warranty
curse; spell; malediction
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
ghost story; tale of the supernatural
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
straw rope-patterned ancient Japanese pottery
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
interest (in something); enthusiasm