rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
white background; blank; female virgin
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
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)
address (on envelope, etc.)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
tenth day of the month; ten days
proposal; offer; request; application
to set a deadline; to fix a time limit
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)