stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
Toyama (city, prefecture)
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
deep affection; dear; beloved
treachery; treacherous designs
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
almost; roughly; approximately
January; first month of the lunar calendar
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another