to be transparent; to show through
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
Wagyu beef; Japanese beef
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
foreign (product, esp. agricultural); of foreign manufacture
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
ardent; passionate; vehement
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
jacuzzi; jet bath spa; whirlpool bath
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to approach; to draw near
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
contrived; false-sounding
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
Mie prefecture (Kinki area)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
Kumano Kodo (ancient pilgrimage routes)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)