China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
destination; place one stays during a trip
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
like this; this sort; this way
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
considerably; fairly; quite
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
all; entire; whole; altogether
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
assortment; product lineup
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
myself; yourself; I; me; you
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
loveable; very likeable; like very much
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
way (of doing); manner; method; means
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone