sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
to appease; to suppress; to calm
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
plural; multiple; several
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
university town; college town
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
beyond this point; from now on; after this
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to be profitable; to yield a profit
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
written oath; covenant; pledge
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons