mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
eastern part; the east (of a region)
northern part; the north (of a region)
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
quite right; indeed; truly; well said
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
greatest common divisor; GCD
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
point of compromise; common ground
retention; maintenance; preservation
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
Wakayama prefecture (Kinki area)
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
true character; real nature