to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
(small) stone; rock; pebble
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
sign; indication; omen; symptom
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
insurance; guarantee; warranty
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
on board a ship; aboard a ship
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
slowly (but steadily); little by little; with a sizzle; burning; oozing out (e.g. of sweat)
well-mannered; courteous; polite
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
crescent moon; young moon
miser; cheapskate; skinflint
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
tornado; whirlwind; waterspout; twister
to win favour; to win favor
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
one's own style; self-taught manner
to rebuke; to scold harshly