Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
attendance; presence; appearance
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
foreign capital group; foreign company
by means of; due to; because of; according to
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
fold; crease; lineage; pedigree; reason; logic
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
cycle racing track, esp. for keirin (course)
that; the matter in question
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
breadwinner; biggest earner
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
interest; rights; concession
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
largest class; top category
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
and; AND (Boolean operator)
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base