way; course; the only way
the people; the public; the world
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
Kumamoto prefecture (Kyushu)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
papermaking; paper manufacture
company; corporation; workplace
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
supply center; supply centre
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
agricultural community; farm village; rural
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
large quantity; large amount
going through; going via; going by way of
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
cold country; cold region
old clothes; secondhand clothing
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
hook; gab; snare; trap; arm-grabbing force out
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive