left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
should; must; -able; probably; likely
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
Yamanashi prefecture (Chūbu area)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
narrow; small; confined; narrow-minded; intolerant
basin (e.g. between mountains)
name; given name; first name
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
although I say; although one might say; although called
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
having said that; on the other hand
modernization; modernisation
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to settle (in a place); to settle down
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
it is not (like that) either
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to have the (full, general) selection available; to have (a lineup) from A to Z; to have the full array of
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have