this or that person; anybody; many people
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
this world; this life; world of the living
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
impossible; unlikely; improbable
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
one's post; place of work; workplace
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
back off!; leave me alone!
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
rain and wind; driving rain
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
Niigata (city, prefecture)
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
neighborhood council; neighbourhood council; residents' association; student council
beyond this point; from now on; after this