prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
big catch (fishing); good haul
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
scale; scope; plan; structure
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
preference; priority; precedence
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
working; in operation; running; active
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
scenery; scene; landscape
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
reality; actuality; hard fact
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination