area; domain; territory; field; range; region
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
to be photographed; to be projected
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to blame; to find fault with
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
fine weather; fair weather
flood of customers; roaring business
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
polite; courteous; hospitable
to square one's shoulders
rare (or peculiar) animal
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
Miyazaki prefecture (Kyushu)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like