secretary; councillor; councilor
flowering crab apple (Malus halliana); Kaido crab apple (Malus micromalus); Chinese flowering apple (Malus spectabilis); Siberian crab apple (Malus baccata); aronia (flower)
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
kanji "fire" radical at bottom (radical 86)
what is called; what they call; so-called
strong; powerful; strong (taste, e.g. coffee)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
grey moustache; white beard
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); going badly (one's business, one's fortune, the economy); being in a bad financial situation; front left; front and left
wheat straw; barley straw
submarine; submersible vessel
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal