long ago; already; a long time ago
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
each place; various places
event; phenomenon; matter
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
rice field in a low place
general idea; concept; notion
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
hand luggage; hand baggage
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
starting (departure) time
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
free (of charge); gratuitous
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
going upstream; swimming upstream
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
major earthquake; large earthquake