confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
Saitama (city, prefecture)
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
trial; judgement; judgment
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
attending physician; doctor-in-charge; attending doctor; one's doctor
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
abdomen; stomach; lower parts; under parts
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to be kind to; to treat kindly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve