district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
rascal; mischievous kid; naughty child
as planned; according to plan
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
professionalism; professional awareness; professional attitude
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
education; training; discipline
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
our country; our land; one's own country
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
difference; variation; difference
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
commitment; pledge; promise
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
starting late; late departure
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to die; to decease; to perish; to pass away
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation