the whole area; all areas
Oyashio Current; Kurile Current; Okhotsk Current
junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet; course of things; turning point
Iwate prefecture (Tōhoku area)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
Kagoshima prefecture (Kyushu)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
transportation expenses; travel expenses; fare (train, taxi, etc.)
due form; official; formality
every place; various places
railroad; railway; rail transport
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
determination; resolution
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
superiority complex; sense of superiority
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
great hurry; great haste; rush
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
shopping; purchased goods
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
shoulder (of a road); berm