that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
presence (impressive quality)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
Asian countries; Asian nations
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
person in the business (entertainment, music, film, etc.)
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
competitiveness; competitive edge; competitive power
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
street; quarter; district; area
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
middle of the night; dead of night
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
writing (e.g. as a profession)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma