hegemony; leadership; initiative
government office; public office
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
remote mountain; mountain recesses
section manager; section chief
first generation; founder
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
superintendent of education
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
invisibly; secretly; privately
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus