four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
hunting ground; hunting preserve
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
upper floor (of a building)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
means of transportation; transport service
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study