while; at the same time

(Tsugaru) icicle

(Tsugaru) to steal

(poetic) pair

stem or continuative form of つがう (tsugau) [godan]

An ancient river mentioned in the Nihon Shoki, perhaps Yalu River (鴨緑江 (Ōryoku-kō)), and treated as such during the Empire of Japan's rule over both Manchuria and Korea

手紙: (Kagoshima dialect) a letter, epistle (written message or note)

squinting

imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of すがめる (sugameru) [ichidan]

(often as がつんと) clashing / (often as がつんと) with force; resolutely