center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
reaching; attaining; arrival
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
practice; practising; experience
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to throw into; to toss into
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
recovery; rescue; recapture
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
control; check; restraint; inhibition
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
corrosion; etching; action of acid; saprophagy
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
water outlet; tap; faucet
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream