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 (ritsuryo system)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
upper reaches of a river; upstream
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
declaration; proclamation; announcement
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
sales; selling; marketing
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext