peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
index; indices; indicator
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
village; human habitation; human settlement
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
problematic statement; controversial remark
each and all; every single one; everybody
seller; vendor; party receiving or accepting an order
to correct oneself; to restate
to cause offence (offense); to create hard feelings
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
young person; young people; youth; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to gain fame; to make one's name
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
individual; one by one; separate; each
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly