obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
race (of people); type of person
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
name; given name; first name
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 (ritsuryo system)
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
Eurasian continent; Eurasia
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
nice; likeable; desirable
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
place; room; margin; scope
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
(not so) much; (not) very
to drink up; to drain (cup)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
organization; organisation; systematization; systematisation
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
apparently; appears to be
two-tone coloring; two-tone colouring
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
on the occasion of; at the time of