(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
product; produce; result; fruit
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to run about; to rush about
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
foot-operated bellows; foot bellows
to recall; to remember; to recollect
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
speech; expression; wording; language
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
Iwate prefecture (Tōhoku area)
southern part; the south (of a region)
standard; standardized; average; normal; ordinary
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
how long; how much; to what extent
convenient; handy; useful
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
battlefield; battleground
distinction; differentiation; classification
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
mass communication; mass media
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)