unparalleled in Japan, China and India
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
subsidy; grant; subvention
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
real estate tax; fixed assets tax; property tax
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
few decades; many decades; several decades
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
return; relapse; recurrence
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
tug of war; forward puller (of a rickshaw)
light; light (colour, food, comedy, etc.); right; right field; right fielder
combustibility; inflammability; combustible; inflammable
short distance; short range; short-haul
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
mother-to-child infection
babies and preschool children
to cause a person trouble
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet