to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
Nagano Prefecture (Chūbu area)
northern part; the north (of a region)
Toyama Prefecture (Hokuriku area)
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
long (time that has passed); old (story)
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
skipping (on a CD, record, etc.); jumping
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
video camera; video camcorder
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
every single word and phrase; word by word
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide