promotion (school, military, etc.)
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
big talk; boasting; bragging
influence; clout; leverage
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to have medicine be effective
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
right and wrong; loyalty and treason; obedience and disobedience
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
sphere; counter for balls
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
sphere of action; scope of activity; range of work
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
one metropolis (Tokyo), one "circuit" (Hokkaido), two urban prefectures (Osaka and Kyoto) and 43 prefectures proper; prefectures of Japan
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
public agency; public institution
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart