archipelago; chain of islands
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
emperor (of Japan); mikado
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
food self-sufficiency rate
almost; roughly; approximately
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
imagination; supposition; guess
chief; main; principal; major
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
group; bunch; crowd; group