place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
within the year; before the year is out
provisional; temporary; tentative
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
tourism industry; tourist industry
shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
being stark-naked; having no possessions; losing all one's belongings
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
sincere; honest; faithful
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
tone (of argument); tenor; drift
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
oshitaoshi; (frontal) push-down; (win by) knocking down opponent by pushing him with hand(s) rested on his body
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
same crime; being equally guilty
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
obligatory supply (of goods to the government, e.g. during wartime); delivery (to the government at a fixed price, e.g. of rice)