southern Nagano (a region of Nagano Prefecture, Japan)

central Nagano (a region of Nagano Prefecture, Japan)

winning by a narrow margin

to be narrowly win, to win by a small margin

violent and reckless action

(malacology) inner lip

"new kana": Synonym of 現代仮名遣い (gendai kanazukai, “modern kana usage”)

one day, 24 hours / the daytime, the period from dawn until dusk / (figuratively) a short period of time / one day, someday, an unspecified day / the first day of the month

(literally) one side / everywhere, all around, the whole area / one viewpoint, one opinion or way of thinking / the front page of a newspaper

for the time being, for the present