village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
family; relatives; dependents; household
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
spirit; heart; disposition
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
long military service; having experienced many battles
soldier; combatant; warrior
to feel; to sense; to experience
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she