area; region; district; locality
then; well; so; well then
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
(Chinese) merchant caravan
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
(religious) faith; belief; creed
you could say; you might say; verging on the
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
sense of values; values; value system
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
steering (of a boat); steerage
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
light brown; golden brown; tan
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
large build; large pattern
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
several people; a few people