irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
future years; in (one's) later years
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
ordinary; common; mediocre
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
being cleared of all the charge (brought against one); being found completely innocent
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
broken umbrella; torn umbrella; shredded umbrella plant (Syneilesis palmata)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
color of water after washing rice (colour)
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
crown of a buddha's head; brusqueness; grumpiness
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
to flee; to take flight; to be ruined; to go down in the world; to settle down (e.g. in one location)
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
rather; sooner; preferably