imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
study; research; investigation
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
behavioral science; behavioural science
price; cost; value; worth; value
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
Tsuyama, a region in the Okayama prefecture
similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
presence; sitting with; being with
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
age thirty; one's thirties
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
wherein; therein; thereinto