stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
human relations; personal relationships
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
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.)
place; situation; position; location
having said that; on the other hand
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
it is not (like that) either
to be conspicuous; to stand out
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
surroundings; environs; circumference
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku; matagi
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
(giving) instruction; initiation
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
very interesting; of great interest
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling