China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
true state; actual condition; reality
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
killing and wounding; bloodshed
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
process; course; mechanism
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
decision; settlement; definition
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
firm; strong; solid; stable
final adjustment; final coordination
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
forcibly; against one's will
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with