Niigata (city, prefecture)
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
in order; sequential; seriatim
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
identity number; national identification number; national identity number; personal identity number
by means of; due to; because of; according to
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to jar; to creak; to grate
how; in what way; how about
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
hello; good day; good afternoon
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider