below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
all; entire; whole; altogether
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
general idea; concept; notion
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
rice field in a low place
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
event; phenomenon; matter
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
each place; various places
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
long ago; already; a long time ago
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)