argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
sub-; second-rate; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
woman; female; feminine gender
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
royal capital; imperial capital
people; men and women; each person; everybody
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see