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)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
way of speaking; intimation
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; the first of the month
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
to be buried; to be covered; to be surrounded; to overflow; to be crowded; to be filled
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to give a round of applause; to applaud
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
damn it!; dang it!; darn it!; bring it on!
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
contemptuous; disdainful; scornful
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd