direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
route; way; course; directions
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
La Pérouse Strait (between Hokkaido and Sakhalin); Sōya Strait
in that way; like that; that way
earthen figure; clay figure; dogū; clay figurines from the late Jōmon period
straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
fetlock (horse, etc.); spur (chicken, etc.); cockspur; dewclaw (dog, etc.)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
Aomori (city, prefecture)
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
stirring; rousing oneself
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
business world; business circles
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
pleasant feeling; good vibes
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
research visit; visit to collect data (esp. historical, folklore, etc.)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
passage; fare; shipping charges
Japanese language (as a school subject in Japan)
street stall; stand; booth
sewing; needlework; embroidery