to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
cartoon characters; anime characters
online shopping; internet shopping
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
item; article; dish; course; finest item
this place; where one comes from; here
Okinawan-style stewed pork spare ribs
original seller; sales agency
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
hashtag (e.g. on Twitter)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
fake; something false; sham; deception
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
several weeks; a few weeks
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
all over Japan; throughout Japan
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
going to the United States
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to hunt down
being actual (as opposed to hidden or latent); being apparent; being obvious; being tangible; being revealed
subconsciousness; subconscious (awareness)
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
living person; the living
the deceased; the departed
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation