early detection (of an illness)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
Iwate prefecture (Tōhoku area)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
in the mountains; among the mountains
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
mobilization; mobilisation
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
larger section (of village)
entering a mountain area (for climbing); entering a monastery; coming to live in a temple
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
that year; same year; same age
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
decomposition; ulceration
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
Akita prefecture (Tōhoku area)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
abandoned mine; disused mine
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
many; much; plenty; hardly
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
Nara prefecture (Kinki area)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)