Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
basin (e.g. between mountains)
natural features; scenery; things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners
nothing but; none other than
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to compose (e.g. poem); to recite; to intone; to chant
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
difference; discrepancy; variation
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
contract; compact; agreement
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
discussion; argument; debate
same; similar; (just) like; equal
what is called; what they call; so-called
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
narrow; small; confined; narrow-minded; intolerant
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism