shoulder strap (on a dress, bag, etc.)
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
also known as; also called
preparatory phase; preparatory period
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
destination (in travel); place where one is staying
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
power spot; spiritual hot spot; location said to be flowing with mystical energy
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
instead; but (on the other hand)
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation, joining a company); nth year (student, employee, etc.)
general; popular; common; typical
research publication; scholarly publication
local industry; traditional local industry
enterprise; business; company; corporation
small number; few; minority
geothermal electric power generation
tourist trade; travel industry; tourist business; tourist enterprise
complementation; supplementation; completion
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
hot spring resort where customers can bathe without spending the night
ubiquitous computing; ubiquitous
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
difference; disparity; gap