rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
number one; first; best; most; game; round
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
bright person; talented student; prodigy
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
very; extremely; excessively
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on