prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
river; stream; River; the ... river
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
English letter; alphabetic character
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
show; exhibition; spectacle
not understanding; not knowing
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to mark the end; to spell the end
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around