beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
-less; lacking; non-existing
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
square kilometer; square kilometre
dominion; territory; possession
one's possessions; ownership
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
number of persons; personnel
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
without; unless; have to do
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
countermeasure; counter-measure
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
in accordance with plans; just as planned
continuation; succession; series
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
power; authority; influence
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final