the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
modern person; people of today
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
success; prosperity; boom
being in love with each other
tacit; unspoken; implicit
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
vibrator; vibe; feeling; vibes; vibraphone; vibration
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
drinking party; get-together
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
to be damaged; to receive damage
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
social networking service; SNS
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)