or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
leader; authority; mainstay
(favorable voting) constituency (favourable)
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
pessimism; disappointment
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
improvement project; construction plan; maintenance plan; maintenance schedule; maintenance program
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
visibility; noticeability; perceptibility
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
weird; odd; bizarre; curious
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
aboard an aeroplane (airplane)
to assemble; to set up; to construct
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to laugh away; to laugh off
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
sales promotion; hard selling
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; exhibition game; exhibition match
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
one's own work; making by oneself
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
to become excited; to grow lively
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help