prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to be propagated
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
contrived; false-sounding
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
so what!; who gives a damn?
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
pontoon bridge; floating bridge; bridge (of a ship)
instant; moment; for an instant