one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
Nagano Prefecture (Chūbu area)
high rice field; very fertile rice field
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
local rule; house rule; ground rule
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
good (place to leave off); convenient
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
troubled times; turbulent times
to live through; to survive
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
of tender years; very young
notice; attention; observation
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
at last your time has come; I have found you at last
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
many; numerous; various; large number of
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
exhibition; display; putting on show
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)