name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
sphere; circle; range; category
awareness of the issues; (having a) critical mind; concerns
clear solution; clean decision
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
those (near the second person)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to continue to work; to work away (at)
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
general; overall; across-the-board
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
gender; distinction of sex; sex
lacking a plan; haphazard
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person
signs of defeat; adverse situation
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
decision; settlement; definition
to be at a loss; to be in a corner
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to extend; to expand; to spread out
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade