clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
Japanese person; Japanese people
devoted; self-sacrificing
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
meeting; greeting; welcome
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
just because; even if; even though
interference; meddling; butting in
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
tourist bus; sightseeing bus
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
buffet; self-service meal
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)