freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
Yamanashi prefecture (Chūbu area)
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
Toyama prefecture (Hokuriku area)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
sales; selling; marketing
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
Hiroshima prefecture (Chūgoku area)
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
not permitting; not authorizing
Akita prefecture (Tōhoku area)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
trade association; craft; guild
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
export; exportation; efferent
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to look down on; to make light of
in the ministry; in the department
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
special committee; ad hoc committee
emergency or temporary measure
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
public debt; public bond; government securities
gradual decrease; decline