(how) many times; (how) often
separate; special; another; separately
primary school; elementary school; grade school
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to listen again; to ask again
school building; schoolhouse
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
solitary island; isolated island
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
chief; main; principal; important
dilapidated house; deserted house
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
closing of a school; closed school
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
(water-filled) paddy field
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
scale; scope; plan; structure
grand; imposing; magnificent
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
wealthy person; millionaire
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
locals; local inhabitants
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits