China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless
pronunciation; production of sound
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
surroundings; environs; circumference
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
prejudice; bias; distorted view
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
race (of people); type of person
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
momentous (crucial) decision
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
to subsist; to keep on living
recollection; reminiscence
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
duty; obligation; responsibility
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
webcast; web broadcast; Internet distribution; online distribution
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
distribution (of information, news, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming (over the Internet)
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
free time; time at leisure
health; healthy; sound; fit
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
personal history; background; career
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun