granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
condition; state (of health); appearance
Mie prefecture (Kinki area)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
ama; female diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.)
tragic love story; tale of tragic love
sea whistle; sound made by a traditional diver when returning to shore
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
all; entire; whole; altogether
pilaf topped with bechamel or other cheese-based sauce, then oven baked