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)