China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
destination; place one stays during a trip
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
like this; this sort; this way
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
all; entire; whole; altogether
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
assortment; product lineup
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
myself; yourself; I; me; you
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
way (of doing); manner; method; means
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution