shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
writing; composition; essay; sentence
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
within the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to move around; to move about; to get around
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
centerline (road); center line; Chuō Line (central railway line in Tokyo)
places alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. the Yamate area in Kōbe)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
installation (esp. software)
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
great person; distinguished person; outstanding figure; giant; person of high caliber
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
to whine; to make feeble complaints
very loud volume; megavolume
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
sound truck (used for campaigning, advertising or propaganda); loudspeaker van; (right-wing) propaganda vehicle
to go past; to pass; to pass by