Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
spring water; clear (pure) water
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
private clinician; physician in private practice
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
older brother; elder brother
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
senior high school; high school
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam
women's college; women's university
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
surroundings; environs; circumference
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
by means of; due to; because of; according to
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
pupil; student; schoolchild
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to be surprised; to be astonished
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
new residential area; new residential development
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
planning; project; plan; design
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
fatal accident; deadly accident