nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
drop (candy); drop (fall); curve ball with a vertical drop; dropping (an unplayable ball); dropping (mouse gesture)
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
how; in what way; in what manner
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
classification; sorting (out); grouping; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
major subject; special study
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
to need; to call for; to require
fellow countryman; compatriot; person from the same province; person from said country
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
Hirosaki (city in Aomori)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center
imaginary; fantastical; visionary; utopian; quixotic; fanciful
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
tail (of a traditional Japanese cap); chinstrap
jingle; ding; ringing of small bells
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
upper half of the body; upper body
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman
real thing; original; actual