claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
deceptive advertising; misleading advertisement (presenting one's product as being better or cheaper than it really is)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
immediately; at once; instantly
brand name; trade name; product name
real thing; original; actual
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
polite; courteous; hospitable
trial; judgement; judgment
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)
residing; living; dwelling
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
advertiser; advertising sponsor
periodic; regular; routine
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather