prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
ancient city; former capital
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
be (that) as it may; having said that
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
particulars; details; specified items
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
popular person; favorite; favourite
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
overhead luggage rack; overhead baggage rack
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)