(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
conviction; belief; confidence
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
occasionally; now and then; sometimes
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
sweet rice jelly; Edo-period herbal medicine (used as an antitussive and a breath freshener)
rushing to get on the train (bus, etc.) before the door closes
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
Tottori prefecture (Chūgoku area)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)
Shimane prefecture (Chūgoku area)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
parting; separation; farewell
fine weather; fair weather
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to lean against; to set against
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to turn towards; to point
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata