questionnaire; survey; poll
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to differ; to vary; to disagree
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
essentially the same with only minor differences
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
police officer; policeman; constable
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
Toyama prefecture (Hokuriku area)
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
good citizens; law-abiding people
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
curtailment of business operations
ongoing; in progress; afoot
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
comparatively; relatively
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
main or important road; influential or important position; the authorities
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers