prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
condition; situation; prospects
just the other day; quite recently
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
large company; major corporation; company with over 500 million yen in capital or over 20 billion yen in liabilities
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
moment; brief space of time
British person; British citizen; Briton
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
ash; embers; complete destruction
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
circumstances; one's situation or lot in life
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to translate; to interpret
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
war or military record; score; military achievements; results
matter for mutual congratulation
article; news story; report; account
safety; welfare; well-being
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)
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
formal (way); orthodox; regular; in earnest; serious; proper
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)