this occasion; at this time; now
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
inner circumference; internal circumference
major dealer; wealthy merchant
river; stream; River; the ... river
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
people; men and women; each person; everybody
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
watering hole; watering place
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
on the occasion of; at the time of
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
training range; training grounds; training area
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
large amount of money; great cost
to lie down; to throw oneself down