approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
even though; despite; when
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
because of; owing to; due to
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
how long; how much; to what extent
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
such; this sort of; like this
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
corridor; hallway; passageway
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to be silent; to say nothing
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
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once