wild sesame (Perilla frutescens var. frutescens); oilseed perilla; egoma
solo camping; (going) camping by oneself
thick noodles; thick pasta
local cuisine; local delicacy; popular food from a particular area
mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)
motorized two-wheeled vehicle (with a displacement of less than 50cc); scooter; moped
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
minimum temperature; lowest temperature; (today's) low
Worcester sauce; Worcestershire sauce
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
occasionally; now and then; sometimes
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
to cool something down (e.g. by adding water)
jealousy; roasted rice cake
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch.) lovable, caressable girl
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
campground; campsite; camping-ground
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
knitting; knitted material; crochet