one's post; place of work; workplace
depression; recession; slump
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
summer vacation; summer holiday
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
fourth day of the month; four days
person who is overly conscious about appearing interesting (esp. online)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
inn town; post town; post-station town
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
such; like that; in that way
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage