flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to be surprised; to be astonished
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
ten; 10; ten years of age
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
your company; your shrine
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
simply; merely; only; solely
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
depopulation; declining population
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
heir; inheritor; successor
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
wherein; therein; thereinto
all over Japan; throughout Japan
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
agricultural land; farmland
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
organic vegetables; organically grown vegetables
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
sympathy; empathy; response
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to be profitable; to yield a profit
listed company (on a stock exchange)