China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to become accustomed to calling (e.g. someone by a certain name)
influence; clout; leverage
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
global scale; worldwide scale
conglomerate; group of companies run as a single organization
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
to take away; to carry away
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
extended leave; long vacation
sincere; honest; faithful
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
bashful; shameful; ashamed
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
wife and children; (arch.) wife
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
living room (Western style); sitting room
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to come into being; to be born