prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
major subject; special study
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
traditional; conventional
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)