failure; mistake; blunder
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to laugh away; to laugh off
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
frequency (of occurrence)
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
front; frontage; facade; main
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
(political) administration; political power
political measures; policy
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
simplified Chinese character
check shirt; checkered shirt
blocking the way; standing in the way
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
clipping (audio); crackling (noise); breaking
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to stop (plug) one's ears
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)