Toyama (city, prefecture)
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
Nagano (city, prefecture)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
commencing with; including
Aomori (city, prefecture)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
like this; this sort; this way
that is to say; so that means
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
already; now; no longer; not any more
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
winter; wintertime; winter term
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
tendency; trend; inclination
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
traversing; walking along the ridge of a mountain range; longitudinal
mountain range; mountain belt
on the occasion of; at the time of
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
time; season; period; phase; stage
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
January; first month of the lunar calendar
February; second month of the lunar calendar
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
saying in other words; putting (something) another way
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?