rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
serious; not joking; straight
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
Nagano (city, prefecture)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
adds force or indicates command
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive