eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
counter for generations; epoch
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
casualties; injuries and deaths
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
product; produce; result; fruit
ramie (Boehmeria nivea var. nipononivea)
ramie (Boehmeria nivea var. nipononivea)
salted fish (esp. salmon)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense)
stomachic; stomach medicine
open; public; official; overt
to cut off (a relationship)
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
jingling; (sound of) many people clapping together; healthy; robust; concluding successfully; (arch.) boiling (of water)
to be opposite; to face each other
street at night; making a night journey
forming a chow by picking up a tile discarded by another player
celebratory ceremony; celebration
mobilization; mobilisation
Nagano (city, prefecture)
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
relation; connection; affinity
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision