home area; home town; local
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
(some) more; even more; longer; further
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
depopulation; declining population
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
living by oneself; living alone
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
isolation; being alone; being friendless
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
going around; patrol; round; tour
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
public hall; community center; community centre
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to begin purchasing; to purchase
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
confections; sweets; candy; cake