raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
clothes; clothing; garments
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
the world in general; society; convention
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
steady; firm; solid; secure
upper part; upper region; region above
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
elegant; lively but restrained; quietly beautiful
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
closing mid-way; taking a break mid-way through an event, sometimes with ceremonial hand-clapping
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
central part; heart (of a city)
Nagano (city, prefecture)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
southern part; the south (of a region)
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various