to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
study; research; investigation
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to cease; to stop; to be over
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
each locality; each place; each region
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
form; shape; figure; visage
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
noted product; local specialty
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
local specialty; special product (of a region)
Petalonia binghamiae (edible species of brown algae)
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
home area; home town; local
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably