district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
border (between countries); national border
single word; a few words; brief comment
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
with a clink (click, clack)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
visualization (of data, results, etc.); visualisation; making visible (something that was previously unseen); recording (a police interrogation)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
attractiveness; charm; amiability
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
final scene; the end; finale
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to spit out; to eject; to dump
loser; defeated person; the defeated
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
storm in a teacup; tempest in a teapot
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
maintaining the status quo
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...