from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
consumer; ordinary citizen; stakeholder; person who lives on (e.g. situation, income, place)
to get strong; to gain strength
Toyama Prefecture (Hokuriku area)
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
smelling of incense; overly pious
to slap down; to knock down; to floor
notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)
Toyama (city, prefecture)
packed in; contained in; working at; assigned to; using ... alone (to make an argument, judgement, etc.); doing continuously
winter daphne (Daphne odora)
correspondence; being in accordance with; anaphora
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
kindness and affection; love
requital of a favor; repaying a favor; remuneration; giving alms (to a priest or pilgrim)
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
everything; anything; nothing
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
old house; deserted house
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years