whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
schoolgirl; female student
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
Hold up!; Hands up!; to hold up
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
leader; authority; mainstay
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
pride; boast; credit (to)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to set up shop; to open a store
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
funny story; funny anecdote