lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
serious; not joking; straight
article; news story; report; account
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
at that time; in those days
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
plural; multiple; several
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
several years; a few years
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
in succession; one by one
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...