prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
timewasting; killing time
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
sommelier; wine steward; wine expert at a restaurant who advises guests on a choice of wines
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
relaxation; recreation; recess
well-behaved (model) prisoner; trusty (trustee)
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
different culture; foreign culture
everybody's friend; people pleaser; person who is affable to everybody; flawlessly beautiful woman; flawless beauty
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
Southern Kuril Islands (held by Russia, claimed by Japan); Northern Territories
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
ban on import; import ban; import prohibition; prohibition of importation