to reach; to get to; to arrive at
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
Akita prefecture (Tōhoku area)
due form; official; formality
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
first time; first; initial
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
Ishii Masahiro (1945.11-)
Okayama prefecture (Chūgoku area)
Iizumi Kamon (1960.7.29-)
Tokushima prefecture (Shikoku)
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
secretary-general; director-general; executive director; executive secretary
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo)
enactment; establishment; creation
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
ordinance-designated city
ordinance-designated city (administrative division for cities with a population of over 500,000)
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
each prefecture; all prefectures
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
negotiations; discussions; connection
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
cooperation; coordination; link
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity