close quarters combat; CQC
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
government office; public office
a little more; a bit more
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
means of transportation; transport service
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain
how long; how far; how much
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
multi-storey car park (multi-story); parking structure; parking deck; mechanical stacked car park
metal plate; metallic plate
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
the very start; the very beginning
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
hotel worker; hotelman; hotelkeeper; hotelier
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
meaningless or stupid turn of phrase that at first glance resembles a wise saying; silly saying; nonsensical proverb
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
fake kidnapping; staged kidnapping
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying