journal; magazine; periodical
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
terrain; geographical features; topography
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
force (bulldoze) one's way through
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to be torn off; to come off
Sanriku (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to lose sight of; to miss
either way; in any case; one way or another
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
hard to reach place; remote place
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
good old; good old-fashioned
Japanese (people, language, style)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
surely; certainly; without doubt
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter