country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
very young; little; childish; immature
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
national border; provincial border
something like ...; something called ...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
and yet; though; when; in spite of
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
less than ...; smaller ...
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
how many people; a number of people
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
just one person; only one
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)