the same night; that night
some people; a few people; several people
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
mental; spiritual; emotional
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
one's original family name; maiden name
Nagano (city, prefecture)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
(not) so much; (not) that much
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
with a snap; with a click (beep); shortly; briefly; small
how; in what way; by what means
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
anything and everything; just about everything
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
for today; for the time being
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover