self-consciousness; self-awareness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
summertime; summer season
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to attack; to assault; to assail
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
ordinary citizen; the general public
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
such; this sort of; like this
feeling; sense; impression
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
Jizo (esp. statue); Kshitigarbha; Ksitigarbha
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?