large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; woman; -ass
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
with a whizz; whistling sound; whizzing by; gushing out (e.g. of blood)
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
maritime safety; Japan Coast Guard
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
24 hours; twenty-four hours
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
wintertime; winter season
Northern Territories (administered by Russia, claimed by Japan); Southern Kuril Islands
to leave word; to leave a message
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
pupil; student; schoolchild
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
tenement house; row house
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
interior; inside; internal
making (something) widely known; announcement; unveiling
living room (Western style); sitting room
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble