to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
ptoo (sound of spitting); ptui; ptew; ptooey
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
close; intimate; on good terms
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
legendary beast; magical beast
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
shabby; unsightly; unkempt
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
the same as always; day after day
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
fertile; rich; productive
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
noted product; local specialty