prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
implicit agreement; tacit understanding
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
to show up; to appear; to turn up
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
tradition; legend; folklore
original word; original language
to be absorbed in reading
one's native language; one's mother tongue
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
right-wing (politics); extreme right-wing group; right wing (bird, plane, etc.); right field; right flank; right fielder; high rank
that; the matter in question
interest (in something); enthusiasm
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
just because; even if; even though
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
intellectual class; educated class; intelligentsia
general public; the masses