beginning; outset; first; onset
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
all; entire; whole; altogether
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
hello; good day; good afternoon
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to set (sun); to become dark
to be prolonged; to drag on
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
earthenware baking pan; parching pan
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
match (to light fire with)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
Nagano (city, prefecture)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)