rather; better; instead; if anything
Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
kun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: earth, southwest)
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
condensed milk; Soviet Union
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to be too numerous; to be too much
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
walking around at night; night travel; night train
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)
outside of; not covered by
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
proposed site; site chosen
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
duty; function; office; mission; task
accomplishment; execution
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
something like ...; something called ...