granted that; even if; even though
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
and; thereupon; because of that
older sister; lass; young lady
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to bring back; to restore
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
at that time; in those days
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)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
high ground; plateau; heights
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
dish of rice and miso soup or dried bonito flakes; (lit.) cat food
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard; hardships
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
destruction; collapse; crumbling
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
traveler; traveller; stranger
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
welcome!; nice to see you!