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parking area; parking lot; rest stop; service area

4

every time; each round

1

going north

1

dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group

1

high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway

2

to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

1

proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation

2

xiaolongbao (eastern Chinese steamed bun); soup dumpling

1

one's opinion

1

lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up

1

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

1

on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently

1

(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent

1

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

1

tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful

1

northern extremity

1

entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)

1

Fukuoka (city, prefecture)

12

heavy concentration; overconcentration

1

random firing; reckless firing; excessive issue

1

doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition

2

multi-

2

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

1

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

1

commerce; trade; business

3

business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown

1

dome

1

one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view

1

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

1

best; greatest; first

1

hole cut in a wall, panelling, etc. to let light in

1

cover; lid; cap

3

a few years later

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case

1

assertion; declaration; affirmation

1

immediately; right away; on the spot

1

normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty

2

to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize

2

pieces; scraps; disconnected

1

to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together

1

stopping one night

2

ramen; Chinese-style noodles

4

dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)

1

tonkotsu ramen; pork bone broth ramen

2

home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning

1

each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

2

ten o'clock

1

evening; dusk

1

staying the night; lodging (at)

1