New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
to play a leading role; to play a central part
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
kushikatsu; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
restaurant specializing in fried beef or pork offal
edge of the eaves; house frontage
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature