the big two...; two major...; two main...
materials; data; document
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
form; shape; figure; visage
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to run around; to bustle about
because of; owing to; due to
going around; patrol; round; tour
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
udon served in a pot with broth
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
cobia (Rachycentron canadum); sergeant fish
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household