near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
high street; town centre (center)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
rental car; rent-a-car; hired auto; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
license; permit; licence; certificate
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
drama; play; powerful drug
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
bus on a regular route; fixed-route bus; transit bus
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
Okinawan-style stewed pork spare ribs
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
choices; alternatives; options
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
counter for songs and poems
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
main temple; main building of a shrine; alternate name for the Shishiden; Hall for State Ceremonies; central building of a palace; State Chamber
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
fund-raising; collection of funds
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
superficial; half-hearted; shallow