edict; ordinance; proclamation
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
region; limits; stage; level
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
postwar period; period after Second World War
how; in what way; by what means
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
presenter; submitter; proposer
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
single word; a few words; brief comment
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
government; administration
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff