camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
level ground; plain; flatland
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
terrain; geographical features; topography
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
encounter; engagement; battle
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
eastern part; the east (of a region)
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
administration; government; administrator; consul (of the French republic; 1799-1804)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
agreement; stipulation; contract
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
border (between countries); national border
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
-less; lacking; non-existing