nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
opinion; point of view; visual point
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
pronunciation; production of sound
Mu (legendary lost continent)
sound (of a sentence); euphony
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
ash; embers; complete destruction
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
country; territory; domain; realm
enterprise; business; company; corporation
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
patting; stroking; caressing
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
insight; power of observation
to be selected (from among many people)
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor