grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
race (of people); type of person
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
various countries; various regions; various provinces
difference; variation; difference
while; even though; despite
minimum; at the very least
point in common; common feature
boiled and half-dried bonito
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
northern part; the north (of a region)
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
(arch.) way; (arch.) road; way to ...; road to ...
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
chief; main; principal; major
main road; main thoroughfare
commerce; trade; business
literally; to the letter; literal