Okayama prefecture (Chūgoku area)
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
most part; greater part; majority
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
until now; so far; up to the present
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
Tottori prefecture (Chūgoku area)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
ago; since; before; previous
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person