hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
participant; entrant; player; competitor
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
comfort; consolation; diversion
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
human relations; personal relationships
prison officer; corrections officer; penal officer; prison guard; jailor; warder
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
to arrange; to agree (on); to prearrange
to overdo; to do too much
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
encouragement; cheering on
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
time-out; timeout; timeout
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
refining; refinement; smelting; training
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with someone's suggestion; to be talked into doing
destination; place one stays during a trip
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)