studying at a language school near a station (instead of going abroad)
deputy minister; assistant minister
general; lieutenant general
requesting the testimony of an unsworn witness (who is not bound by perjury law)
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
forwarding agent; carrier
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
wandering people; nomadic tribe
invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics); calling
Mercury (Roman god); Mercury (planet); mercury (Hg)
pollution; public nuisance; contamination
being moved forcibly, e.g. being carted to a police station, transportation for forced labour, etc.
foreign settlement; concession; reservation (e.g. American Indian)
world economy; international economy
to claim victims; to leave casualties
web; World Wide Web; WWW; Web
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
to provide; to arrange; to install
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men