to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to take command; to give direction
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
person who notifies the police; informer; whistleblower; delator
holder of a title deed; stock holder; lease holder
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
hostess (in a hostess bar)
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
the opposite sex; isomerism
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
members; member; constituent
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
to be pressed for time; to be pressed by urgent business; to have one's pants on fire
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
pupil; student; schoolchild
squad leader; group leader; team leader
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government