locality; local area; limited area
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
person who avoids others; social outcast
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
fraud; trickery; hoax; surely; absolutely; certainly
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
helping hand; help; support; aid
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
to be widely known; to be famous
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
hardships; privations; difficulties
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
turnout (of people); start (e.g. race, campaign, term of office); constant forward movement; initial charge
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
sea of people; (very large) crowd of people
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed