Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
sphere; circle; range; category
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal
Island; insula; island; islet
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
consideration; taking into account
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
feeling; sense; impression
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
considerably; fairly; quite