many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
Aomori Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
Tsugaru (western region of Aomori Prefecture)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
Tsugaru-jamisen (type of shamisen and genre of shamisen music); Tsugaru shamisen
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
two persons; two people; pair; couple
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
articles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for); utensils; goods; equipment
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
while; during; while; although; all; both
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
(national) capital (city); metropolis
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
budget travel; penniless travel; travelling on the cheap