Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
bento; Japanese box lunch
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to face; to go towards; to head towards
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
street in front of station
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless