riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
intention; idea; inclination; wish
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
revitalization of a town; town renewal (project)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
innocent; cherubic; childlike
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
different culture; foreign culture
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
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