boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
satsuma-age; deep-fried ball of fish paste
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to try out the food at various restaurants
fresh juice (esp. freshly squeezed)
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
pressure; oppression; suppression
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; hanger-on; follower; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
listening device; bug; wiretap
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
Aomori (city, prefecture)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
fish and vegetables; side dishes (e.g. with rice)
centre; center; center fielder
meal ticket; meal voucher
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
the opposite direction; the other way
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
price increase; rise in price
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted