praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
thank you for your continued patronage
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
perfect; complete; flawless
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
just one person; only one
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
(your) judgment; discernment
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
tradition; legend; folklore
to find out; to discover; to detect
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
contrived; false-sounding
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
Hanako-san (ghost rumoured to haunt school toilet stalls)
a few years ago; some years back