prefectural border; prefectural boundary
first (of its kind) in Japan
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
study; research; investigation
cooperation; coordination; link
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
next generation; future generation
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
lucky seventh (inning); seventh-inning stretch
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker