Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
within; inside of; less than
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to throw on the fire; to burn
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
finishing early (e.g. work, a game); entering elementary school a year earlier than others
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to rebuild; to reconstruct
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
attendance; presence; appearance
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
seemingly good; (of) good appearance; looking good
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
one's mood while traveling (travelling)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom