eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
while; during; while; although; all; both
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
storm area (winds of 25mps or more)
Kagoshima prefecture (Kyushu)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
past forty; following right course
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
feeling; sense; impression
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
(some) more; even more; longer; further
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to feel; to sense; to experience
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season