emergency; extraordinary; unusual
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
Akita prefecture (Tōhoku area)
Yamagata prefecture (Tōhoku area)
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
recommendation; endorsement
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
considerably; greatly; a lot
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
high blood pressure; hypertension
heart attack; myocardial infarction
stroke; cerebral haemorrhage; cerebral hemorrhage
standard value; reference value; nominal value
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to drink up; to drain (cup)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
reduction of salt; sodium restriction
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of