hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
boxed lunch bought at a station (often a local specialty); sexual position in which one person stands supporting the other
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
spread; span; expanse; extent
to continue to rain or snow
Hiroshima prefecture (Chūgoku area)
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
on the way home from work
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
utterly stark naked; wearing only one's birthday suit
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
imperial order; imperial decree
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
order; command; directions; instructions
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
casting; founding; minting
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
a long time ago; in those days
forcing (something) in; pushing in; burglary; burglar; closet
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution