prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo and Hokkaido)
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
late at night; at a late hour
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
world; society; people; the public
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
go that far; to that extent
every place; various places
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
guess; speculation; supposition
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); outline; contour
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
document; official papers
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
information discovery; disclosure of information
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that