suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
neighbourhood; neighborhood
rancher; cattleman; person who owns or runs a ranch
husband and wife; married couple
witnessing; observing; sighting
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
accurate; correct; precise; exact
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
by means of; due to; because of; according to
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
hospitalization; hospitalisation
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
this world; this life; world of the living
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous