to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
area; region; district; locality
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth; to fail to improve; to level off; to not grow as much as expected
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
3rd day of the month; three days
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
measurement round the hips
end; close; finish; termination
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; clicking; clacking
second (unit of time); arc second
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
public power; governmental authority
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
story; tale; talk; discussion
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
scenery; scene; landscape