conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
tradition; legend; folklore
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
striking; remarkable; considerable
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
forcibly; against one's will
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
good performance; good work; great success
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
800,000; eight hundred thousand
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
erection (usu. penis); standing erect; stiffening
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
information media; press; news organs