country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
depression; recession; slump
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
useless; vain; aimless; idle
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
unprecedented; never seen before
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
company president; manager; director
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix