prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo and Hokkaido)
response rate; percentage of replies
Toyama (city, prefecture)
Karafuto (Japanese name for Sakhalin)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
tendency; trend; inclination
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
transparency; clarity; coherence
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
after that; afterwards; thereafter
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
encouragement; cheering (someone) up; restoring (someone) to consciousness; bringing (someone) around; restorative; stimulant
not yet known; unknown; strange
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
reheating (food); rebaking; remaking (a story); adapting; rehashing
reimportation; reimport; reverse import; (cultural, etc.) reverse import (e.g. California rolls being introduced in Japan)
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
charity; benevolence; charitable spirit; interest (in public welfare, social enterprise, etc.); zeal
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to succeed in doing; to see through; to manage to do; to finish doing
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of