embankment (for road, railway, etc.); raising the ground level; fill
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
to be erected; to be built
(highway) median; median strip; central reservation
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
putting in force (a law); putting into operation; putting into effect; carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.); execution
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
releasing on parole; conditional release
inside an office, laboratory, power plant, etc.
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
hello; good day; good afternoon
police; police officer; polis (ancient Greek city-state)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to lead a life; to live a life
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
1,000,000; one million; million; many
candy; sweet; confectionary
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
smoothly; easily; readily
rather than; more ... than ...
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
proofreading; calibration
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
Tolstoy; Tolstoi; Tolstoy, Leo (1828-1910; Russian writer)