outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
foreign; abroad; overseas
How are things with you?; How are you doing?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
it's been a long time; long time no see
residing; living; dwelling
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
river; stream; River; the ... river
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
wet nurse; nursing mother
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
dry riverbed; river beach
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
Saitama (city, prefecture)
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
touring (by car, bike, etc.)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth