announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to come and go; to go back and forth
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
black lustre; black luster
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
beyond that point; after that
to ride past; to miss one's stop (train, bus, etc.)
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
impiety; unbelief; infidelity
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
reading too much into (what ... says)
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
the whole world; throughout heaven and earth
self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane