district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
school building; schoolhouse
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
police; police officer; police station
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
family; members of a family
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
study; diligence; discount; reduction
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
future (usually near); prospects
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
ministries and government offices; the authorities
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
duty; obligation; responsibility