Japan's best; number one in Japan
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
whole neighborhood; whole neighbourhood; surrounding countries
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
creation; founding; initiating
ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
results; record; grades; marks
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
only; merely; but; no more than
expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
olden-day; hidden in the past
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
admiration and devotion; hearty submission
how many people; a number of people
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
personal effects; hand baggage
to approach; to draw near
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
bet; wager; stake; gamble
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
outside of; not covered by
growing urgent; becoming distressful