play equipment; playground equipment
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
to be silent; to say nothing
named after; associated with; connected with
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
Kagawa prefecture (Shikoku)
Yomiuri (newspaper, etc. group); kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper); yomiuri
gifted man; accomplished man
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
several people; a few people
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
broadcasting station; broadcaster
Okayama (city, prefecture)
Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
one's nature or personality; inherent; innate
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
Okayama prefecture (Chūgoku area)