consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
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
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
sympathy; empathy; response
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
the very start; the very beginning
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
Franckenstein; Frankenstein
world; society; people; the public
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
family; members of a family
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all