journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
and; thereupon; because of that
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
due form; official; formality
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
official name; formal name
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
even though; despite; when
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely