reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
property; fortune; means; assets
to try to do; to attempt to do
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
(United States of) America; USA
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
Ehime Prefecture (Shikoku)
illegal; illicit; unlawful
resident of a prefecture; citizen of a prefecture
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
statute; law; act; ordinance; regulation
propriety; fitness; aptitude
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to talk; to chat; to chatter
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
sorry to trouble you, but ...; excuse me, but ...; pardon me, but ...
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric