federation; federal state; United States of America
White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
squad; section; (naval) division; detachment
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
ongoing; in progress; afoot
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
cease and desist order; stay order; discontinuance order; suspension order
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
nearby mountain; mountain near a human settlement
Okayama (city, prefecture)
explosive; blasting powder
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
school building; schoolhouse
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to encamp; to take up a position