to concentrate;  to devote;  to apply;  to strain;  to rack
 that;  it;  then;  that point (in time); (arch.)  there; (arch.)  you
 to put;  to place;  to leave (behind);  to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.);  to set up;  to appoint (someone to a certain position);  to hire
 yes?;  no?;  isn't it?;  is it?
 number one;  first;  best;  most;  game;  round
 beginning;  outset;  first;  onset
 opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.);  open;  frank;  open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
 local governor (Edo period);  local magistrate;  bailiff;  deputy official (middle ages);  acting administrator
 honorific/polite/humble prefix
 just (e.g. "just wait here");  come now;  tolerably;  passably;  well...;  I think...
 yes;  yeah;  hum;  hmmm;  oof
 Aomori prefecture (Tōhoku area)
 here;  this place;  this point;  here;  these past ... (e.g. three years);  these last ...
 Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan);  Honshu
 northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
 port city;  harbor city;  harbour city
 from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity);  since;  from (originator);  by;  because;  since;  out of (constituent, part)
 to begin;  to start;  to happen (again);  to begin (anew);  to date (from);  to originate (in)
 hah (derisively);  pooh;  pfft (of something disappearing);  poof;  huff;  puff
 French bread (esp. baguette);  breadstick
 that;  that thing;  that person;  then;  that time;  that place (over there);  down there (i.e. one's genitals)
 nonexistent;  not being (there);  unowned;  not had;  unique;  not;  impossible
 if;  in case;  as for;  on the topic of;  if that's the case;  if so
 from now on;  after this;  in the future;  from here;  from this point
 to make;  to produce;  to prepare (food);  to brew (alcohol);  to raise;  to grow;  to till
 have no choice;  there is nothing but;  no more than
 this;  last (couple of years, etc.);  these;  you (as in "you liar")
 story;  tale;  narrative;  account;  fable;  legend
 heat;  fever;  temperature;  zeal;  passion
 blood spilt from the body;  blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
 to dwell;  to live;  to stay at;  to take shelter at;  to be pregnant;  to be part of a constellation
 hand;  arm;  forepaw;  foreleg;  handle;  hand;  worker
 to hold (in one's hand);  to take;  to possess;  to have;  to maintain;  to keep;  to last
 boy;  juvenile;  young boy;  youth;  lad
 the world;  society;  sphere;  circle;  world-renowned;  world-famous
 to boast of;  to be proud of;  to take pride in
 Japanese person;  Japanese people
 by means of;  due to;  because of;  according to
 good;  advantage;  sake;  purpose;  consequence;  result
 to go;  to move (in a direction or towards a specific location);  to proceed;  to take place;  to pass through;  to come and go;  to walk
 one large ...;  a great ...
 lyric poetry;  lyric poem;  ode