area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
prescribed form (of writing); format
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
construction; architecture (of buildings)
equilibrium; good balance; poise
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
progress; being under way
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
classification; categorization; sorting
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
by-laws; detailed regulations
what street? (esp. in Kyoto and Sapporo); what article? (in a law); (arch.) how can?; (arch.) cannot possibly
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
note (for reference); remarks; N.B.
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
all you can drink; bottomless cup
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
handbook; manual; guide; primer
favorite; favourite; habitually used