Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
as; because; with; due to
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
distance in a straight line
railroad; railway; rail transport
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
health; healthy; sound; fit
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
ticket window; box office; ticket
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
Escherichia coli (E. coli); colon bacterium
standard value; reference value; nominal value
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
beachfront park; park by the sea
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
popular name; common name; given name
due form; official; formality
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
beach hut; beachside clubhouse