home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
starvation; famine; hunger
penalty; sentence; punishment
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
site; point on a map; spot
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
right under; directly below
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
long ago; already; a long time ago
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
female bus driver; female bus conductor
visitor at hot springs resort
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
western edge (e.g. of city); west side
Shimabara Rebellion (1637-1638)
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
Society of Jesus; Jesuits