Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
river; stream; River; the ... river
to face; to go towards; to head towards
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
residence; housing; residential building
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be contrary to one's expectations
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
control; management (e.g. of a business)
such ... as; or some such
maintenance; preservation; improvement
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
while; during; while; although; all; both
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
tone (of voice); manner of talking
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster