heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to be conspicuous; to stand out
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to play a leading role; to play a central part
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
Toyama (city, prefecture)
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
nature; property; disposition
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate