Mie prefecture (Kinki area)
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
Ishikawa prefecture (Hokuriku area)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
river; stream; River; the ... river
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
10,000,000,000; ten billion
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
instead; but (on the other hand)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to turn towards; to point
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style