start of a course; start of lectures; opening of a new course; offering a course (for the first time)
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
egoma (type of perilla); Perilla frutescens var. frutescens
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
year of a person's death; one's age at death
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
first 10 days of the month
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
holding food in one's mouth; food held in one's mouth
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
fall season; autumn season
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
Tōkyō Nichinichi Shimbun (1872-1943, became the Mainichi Shimbun)
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
woman; lady; adult female
public opinion; unbiased criticism; unbiassed criticism
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
going west; leaving for the west
festival; feast; carnival
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
entering the barracks; enlistment
Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
southern part; the south (of a region)