prefectural border; prefectural boundary
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
skipping (e.g. on a CD); jumping
video camera; video camcorder
every single word and phrase; word by word
to grant permission; to give permission
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
pressure; oppression; suppression
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
male genitalia; male genital organs; penis
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
jumping to a hasty conclusion
ramification; branching off