Fukushima (city, prefecture)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
Aomori (city, prefecture)
to run through; to run past
all over the country; throughout the land; every nook and cranny of the land; far and wide; (in) every port and harbor
all over Japan; throughout Japan
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
large truck; semi-trailer
loveable; very likeable; like very much
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to have the memory of having done something oneself
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
disfavor; disfavour; disinheritance
this occasion; at this time; now