first of the season (e.g. produce, catch); virgin
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
dry riverbed; river beach
river surface; surface of a river
inner-city area; city center
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
alternating between happiness and anxiety; swinging between joy and sorrow; being glad and sad by turns; oscillating between optimism and pessimism
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to start sliding; to begin to slide; to begin to slip; to make a start; to start (off); to get under way
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
attractiveness; charm; amiability
in traveling, a companion; in life, sympathy
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
Hyōgo Prefecture (Kinki area)
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan; Koshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture); National High School Baseball Tournament (held annually in August at Koshien Stadium); Summer Koshien; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament (held annually in March at Koshien Stadium)
Kanagawa Prefecture (Kanto area)
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
port city; harbor city; harbour city
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
great earthquake (disaster); highly destructive earthquake
calamity; disaster; misfortune
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to travel; to take a trip; to make a journey
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)