quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)
traveling clothes; travelling clothes; military uniform
to see through to the finish; to be seen to the end
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
Niigata (city, prefecture)
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
(period of) a year; during an era
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
based on; on the basis of
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
imperial sanction; royal charter; chartered (e.g. chartered accountant)
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)