direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to ask; to enquire; to query
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
situated deep in the mountains
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
no!; no no!; no, not at all
unconditionally; as a rule
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
to gather; to collect; to assemble
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that