unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
prickling; stinging; tingling
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
cost of medical treatment; medical expenses; fees for treatment
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
global scale; worldwide scale
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to disperse; to take a castle
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
eastern part; the east (of a region)
congratulations on entering a school; gift to someone entering a school
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
former (incumbent); predecessor
multiplication; synergism
imitation; similar article; similar goods
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
opening of a park (theme park, botanical garden etc.)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)