to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
breeding; raising; rearing
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
free range breeding; pasturing; grazing; letting run free (dog, child, etc.)
environment; circumstance
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
natural product; product of nature
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
simply; merely; only; solely
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
cobia (Rachycentron canadum); sergeant fish
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
conifer; needle-leaved tree
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
Akita prefecture (Tōhoku area)
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them