China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
in succession; one by one
mixture; intermixture; mixing up; contamination
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
column shape; cylinder; columnar
concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
government body; government agency
to be conspicuous; to stand out
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
relation; connection; relevance
members; member; constituent
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
ID card; identification card
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
button (clothing); push-button; button
even more; still more; further
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
several hundred; hundreds (of)
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips