(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
merger of towns and villages
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
streamlet; brooklet; rivulet
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
bullet wound; gunshot wound
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
education or school expenses
taking a hot bath; bathing at hot springs
successful bid; winning a tender
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
suspension bridge; rope bridge
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to be buried; to be covered; to be surrounded; to overflow; to be crowded; to be filled
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
suddenly (esp. falling); dramatically
Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
health preservation; recuperation; recreation
one's husband; one's wife
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
four posts that used to support the roof over the ring