about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
rear right (corner, etc.); on the right and at the end; right-hand side and at the back
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
handrail; railing; banister
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
ramification; branching off
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
moving walkway; moving sidewalk; travelator
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
riveting machine; nail gun; nailer
weed cutter; grass cutter; brush cutter; lawn mower
round shape; circle; circular form
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
coal mining; coal extraction
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
lightly; easily; carelessly
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit