ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
long time; long interval; for quite some time
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
very; much; greatly; a lot of
northern part; the north (of a region)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
extremely hot day; day on which the temperature rises above 35 degrees Celsius (official definition)
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it
sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
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)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
chief; main; principal; important
distinction; differentiation; classification
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
surely; certainly; without doubt
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
jumping to a hasty conclusion
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
different culture; foreign culture
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
health; healthy; sound; fit
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
four (long cylindrical things)
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine