to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
house for storing snow; snow cavern
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
action; operation; effect; function
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to face on; to look out on to
Tokai region of Honshu (incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
comparatively; relatively
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process