let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
firm (market); bullish; strong (sales, economy, etc.); steady; sound
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
that is to say; so that means
town; city; municipal; urban
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
less than ...; smaller ...
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
basin (e.g. between mountains)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
sphere; circle; range; category
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
government (public policy) focusing on the construction of public (community) buildings
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
characteristic; feature; special quality
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
wicked person; evil person; bad child; naughty child; bad thing; mischief
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character