Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
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)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
depending on; dependent on
most part; greater part; majority
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
proposal; proposition; suggestion
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
appearance; figure; shape; form
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
(short) rest; breather; break
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to well up; to burst; to arise
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
bento; Japanese box lunch
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)