I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
bringing ruin upon oneself by extravagance in food
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
transportation access; access to (public) transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail); transport links
Nagano (city, prefecture)
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
to give; to do (something) for
Gifu Prefecture (Chūbu area)
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
central city; major city (in a region)
one grade; first-class; primary
high mountain; alpine mountain
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
origin; beginning; source
animated film released direct-to-video
visualization (of data, results, etc.); visualisation; making visible (something that was previously unseen); recording (a police interrogation)
Saitama (city, prefecture)
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
singularity; singular point
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
conventional train line (esp. non-Shinkansen)
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
half a ken (approx. 0.9 m); half-sized tatami mat
northern part; the north (of a region)
Little Kyoto; small town with historical features reminiscent of Kyoto
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
tourist information center; tourist information centre
taking (a class); studying; completion (of a course)
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
local cuisine; local delicacy; popular food from a particular area
local production for local consumption
this place; where one comes from; here