north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
free (of charge); gratuitous
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
urethane foam; polyurethane
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
does not match (one's, its) appearance
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
easy to read; legible; clear
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
estimated time of arrival; ETA
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
period of time; time slot; time zone
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
person from the Kansai region
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
newspaper with a lot of advertisements and delivered for free of charge
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
small case with wheels; large bag with handles; carry bag
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
first of all; first thing
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)