emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
branch office; police box; local police station
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
going to and fro; back and forth
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
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)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
(China's) Cultural Revolution (1966-76)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to live through; to survive
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
reality; actuality; hard fact
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation