piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
celebratory banquet; feast
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
powerful person; influential person
when; how soon; how long until
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
three mountains; three shrines (of Kumano); three kingdoms (of 14th and 15th-century Okinawa)
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
right in the midst of; right at the height of
birth; creation; formation
discovery; detection; finding
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
karoshi; death from overwork
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
physical work; manual labour (labor)
herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
to put one's life on the line
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
remaining silent; keeping secret
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
material (data) for one's research; research material