village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
lottery; tombola; drawing
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
way; method; means; resource; course
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
Japanese person; Japanese people
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
imagination; supposition; guess
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
February; second month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
victim; injured party; sufferer
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
company; corporation; workplace
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
by means of; due to; because of; according to
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
how long; how much; to what extent
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself