expansion; swelling; increase; growth
explosion; rupture; break off
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
horizon (related to bodies of water)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to shake; to waver; to tremble
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
rough sketch; design; cartoon
to press a question; to cross-examine
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
pupils who are not members of any school club; (lit.) go-home club
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
bento; Japanese box lunch
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to be hairy (person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (person); to be dull
bakery; baker; pastry shop
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
pankration (ancient Greek martial art)