public interest; public benefit; public good
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
simplification (character, hair-style, etc.); unbalancing an opponent
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
future prospects; promise
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
fishing grounds; permitted fishing zone
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
group; bunch; crowd; group
temple; shrine; sanctuary
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
seasoning; flavour; flavor
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to devour; to bite to death
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
to have a meal; to take a meal