unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
weather forecast; weather report
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
local downpour; severe rain fall
corridor; hallway; passageway
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
official business; public business
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
serious; not joking; straight
way of speaking; intimation
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
acceleration; speeding up
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
behind; in the rear; in back
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
state of (mental) confusion (agitation)
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous