something like ...; something called ...
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
ceramic ware from Seto (Aichi Prefecture)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
woman's hairstyle (Edo period) (made popular by a Yoshiwara prostitute called Katsuyama)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
counter for generations; epoch
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
Noto Peninsula (Ishikawa Prefecture)
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
accurate; correct; precise; exact
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
again; once more; a second time
Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
proposal; motion; recommendation
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
society; public; community; social studies
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without