to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
historical context; historical background
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
-less; lacking; non-existing
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
development; exploitation
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)
meal consisting of soup, rice and three dishes (esp. namasu, nimono and yakimono)
variety of goods; number of articles
Gamblea innovans (species of deciduous tree); extremely spicy form of chili pepper; variety of high-quality green tea
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
here and there; in places
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
tolerance; broad-mindedness
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to bring; to take; to bring about
Bon and year-end festivals
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
in that way; like that; that way
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other