registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to engage (gears); to set to fighting (e.g. dogs); to pit against each other; to harmonize (an argument)
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
conditions of a location; suitability of a location; convenience of a location
-less; lacking; non-existing
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
long ago; a long time ago; already
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
you could say that; that might be so
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
objection; dissent; protest
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa