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
research; study; investigation
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to cease; to stop; to be over
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
each locality; each place; each region
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
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
Bōsō Peninsula (also alt. name for Chiba Prefecture)
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)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
Miyagi Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
with a boom; with a crash; with a rumble
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
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
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
Akita Prefecture (Tōhoku area)