status elevation; upgrading; promotion
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
right of or to independence
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
directivity; directionality; intentionality
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
do-or-die game; crucial contest
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (flopping) down
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
organizational capability; organisational capability
overconcentration (esp. of population, cultural and political institutions, etc. in Tokyo); heavy concentration
suddenly; all of a sudden
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
to take up space; to occupy space
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)
thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
student of a women's college; female university student
illumination; decorative lighting
like this; in this way; as you see
bringing; taking; carrying