accurate; correct; precise; exact
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
pre-war days; before the war
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
family; relatives; dependents; household
same family (race, tribe)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
Aomori prefecture (Tōhoku area)
Aomori (city, prefecture)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
annulation; ring shape; loop shape
burying in the ground; having underground deposits
cultural assets; cultural property
difference; disparity; gap
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
Fukushima prefecture (Tōhoku area)
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
social status; social position
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study