kappa (mythical water-dwelling creature)
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
travelling on foot; journeying on foot; hiking; riding on shank's pony
difference; variation; difference
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
baskets wrapped in paper, bark or skin
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
distinction; differentiation; classification
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
unusually large or strong youth
imperial palace; capital; metropolis; Keijō (name given to Seoul during the Japanese occupation)
university (college) professor
endorsement; proof; note on back of the scroll
smallish; on the small side
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
to be perturbed; to be agitated
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
knotweed (Polygonaceae); jointweed; smartweed; water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)
dining table; a dish (type of food)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not