first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
free service after one has finished one's apprenticeship
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
future; possible; potential; prospective
to be selected (from among many people)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
northeastern part; the northeast
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
other nations; other peoples
to have a rumor circulating
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot
sharp increase; sudden rise
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
just the other day; quite recently
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
terminal symptoms; sign of the approaching end
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
gradual progress; steady advance