Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela
consequently; as a result
soft (esp. of softball, tennis, etc.)
hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
society; the world; the times
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
the positive and the negative; yin and yang
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
promising without due consideration
how should I know?; don't ask me
about to leave; about to start out
schoolgirl; female student
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
recommendation; referral; endorsement
baton (of command); order; command; direction
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
school grades; academic results
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
vicious circle; vicious cycle
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule