(mixture of) ground beef and pork
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
one's original family name; maiden name
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
measurement error; calculation error
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
right?; don't you think?; don't you agree?
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
place of residence; dwelling place
to explain adequately; to be accountable
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
tag; slip; label; sticker
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
territory (pre-Taika: under the Yamato court; Heian: under a provincial governor, etc.); (arch.) countryside
district headman; head county official
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
Island; insula; island; islet
death from disease contracted at the front
to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
village; hamlet; countryside; country
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
to be remembered; to go down in history