Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
Aomori (city, prefecture)
another prefecture; other prefectures
degree of familiarity; popularity
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
role of the villain; the bad guy
parts; accessories; components
killing two birds with one stone
killing three birds with one stone
money-saving feeling; bargain feeling
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
concentrated fire; intense criticism
with no effort at all; easily
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
what time; (lit.) which hour
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
stress relief; stress release; blowing off steam
construction; establishment
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
strategy meeting; council of war
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
to keep a watchful eye on
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
dominion; territory; possession
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to knock down; to utterly defeat
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
cross; crossed; cruciform
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
military service; combat experience
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)