corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
because; the reason why is
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
person who gives the right (correct) answer
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
the three most important cities (esp. in ref. to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya)
sphere; circle; range; category
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
firmly rooted; deep-seated
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
per person; per capita; per head
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
continuation; succession; series
Japan's best; number one in Japan
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
character traits of the people of a prefecture
mail clerk; post-office clerk; post-office worker; postal employee; postal worker
at that time; in those days
other; another; over; more than; I; me
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
home area; home town; local
ore; unprocessed metal; ground metal; (one's) true character