sovereign; ruler; head of state
among these; between these; of these
land route; overland route; by land; overland
content-free chat; idle gossip; watercooler talk
wide area; wide view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-out view
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
group; bunch; crowd; group
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
several times; once or twice
normalization; normalisation
few decades; many decades; several decades
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
ignoring (someone); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
one's impression of a product after trying it out; feel of a product (during use); usability; signs of use (of a product); wear and tear
with a splash; with a plop
distant; remote; isolated
(scenic) view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
hair on the back of one's head
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
to be softened; to calm down
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel; to spur; to stir up; to arouse
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
broad-rimmed topless cap worn (esp. by young children) to prevent shampoo getting into one's eyes
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...