official regulations; inner rules
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
serious; severe; grave; acute
electromagnetic interference; radio interference
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
building company; construction company; architectural firm
utilization of water; water supply; irrigation; water transportation; navigability (e.g. of a river)
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
bank; weir; embankment; levee
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
elegant name; alias; pseudonym; pen name
becoming old; grain or plant harvested more than a year ago
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
shoal; wide shallow beach
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
inland sea; inlet; gulf; (arch.) lake
the reason is ...; it is because ...
land subsidence; decline in influence
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
high and low; rise and fall
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up