Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
Hirosaki (city in Aomori)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
good; goodness; right; virtue
opening of the whole (railway line)
detached force; detachment
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
Bensasi goatfish (Upeneus japonicus)
miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth
site; point on a map; spot
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
especially; above all; particularly; among other things
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to put one's hand on; to touch
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)