near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
Fukushima prefecture (Tōhoku area)
Fukui prefecture (Hokuriku area)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
discovery; detection; finding
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
beginning; outset; first; onset
Iwate prefecture (Tōhoku area)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be found; to be discovered
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
image; figure; figure; form; image
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
until now; so far; up to the present
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable