district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
by means of; due to; because of; according to
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
already; now; no longer; not any more
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
river; stream; River; the ... river
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
had better ...; had better not ...
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
senior high school; high school