the staff; inside the department
mountain; vicinity of a mountain
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
white stone; white (go pieces)
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
dilapidated house; deserted house
charcoal; charred remains
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
being too late; losing one's final chance
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
manuscript; version; draft
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
tourist bus; sightseeing bus
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
development; exploitation
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
fast-talking; rapid talking
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk