to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
return; relapse; recurrence
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
requisition; commandeering; conscription
transport; freight; shipping
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
at a glance; at first sight
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
8000; eight thousand; many
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
increase and decrease; fluctuation
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
main meaning; opinion; idea; aim; motive; gist
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
terrified; panicked; horrified
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment