bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
diligent; hard-working; industrious
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
river management; river improvement; flood control
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
water damage; flood disaster
sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
I don't give a damn; I wouldn't know; that's got nothing to do with me
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
you can never be too careful; you can't be too cautious; better safe than sorry
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
combat power; fighting strength
woman; lady; adult female
carnivore; carnivorous animal
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
meat dish; meat-based cuisine
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
chief; main; principal; major
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
individual; one by one; separate; each
secret intelligence; underground information; confidential information; inside information
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality