awamori; strong Okinawan liquor distilled from rice or millet
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
100,000; hundred thousand
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
airline ticket; plane ticket; air ticket
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
money-making; earning money
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
former president of a company
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)