national character; regional character
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)
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
estimation; criticism; comment
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
association; union; guild
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
burying in the ground; having underground deposits
mining and manufacturing industry
occupation; calling; livelihood
restaurant industry; restaurant business; catering industry
food and drink; eating and drinking
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
human resources; man-power resources
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
limiting conditions; constraint
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
ramification; branching off
direct unforked road; straight path
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
refining; refinement; smelting
law of conservation of mass
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content