thick Tōhoku accent (wherein some "j" sounds become "z" sounds)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
Danish person; Danes; Dane
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
the recovery of lost territory; recovering (regaining) lost ground (one's former position); fence-mending
country; territory; domain; realm
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
summertime; summer season
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
valuable article; valuables
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
northeastern part; the northeast
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation