area; domain; territory; field; range; region
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
sales battle; business competition
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
long (time that has passed); old (story)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
bakery; baker; pastry shop
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
historic; historical; traditional
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
establishment; settlement
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
like that; that way; thus
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole