to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
return; relapse; recurrence
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
ignorant of the ways of the world
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
capsule-toy vending machine; machine-vended capsule toy
meeting hall; assembly hall
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
desktop personal computer
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
railroad; railway; rail transport
elevated (structure); overhead
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
all over Japan; throughout Japan
local specialty; special product (of a region)
food; food products; foodstuffs
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to visit frequently; to haunt
studies; schoolwork; classwork
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
made in Japan; Japanese-made
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
festival; feast; carnival
symbol used in place of a censored word (e.g. blank, circle, X, asterisk); turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances