national border; provincial border
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
thunderous roar; roaring sound
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
river which often overflows its banks
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
police cell; place of detention; jail
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
innocence; being not guilty
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
competent; suitable; qualified
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
price; cost; value; worth; value
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)