conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
common camellia (Camellia japonica); (arch.) tea produced in the mountains
deformity; distortion; disability; word written at the end of a letter
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
many people; a large number of people
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
bumpkin; person from the country; unrefined person recently arrived from the countryside
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
talking politics; discussion of a law case
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to misread; to mispronounce
general public; the masses
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to grill again; to rehash
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
straight-forwardness; honesty; purity
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
not limited to; not just ...
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
spirit of the age; zeitgeist
(one) letter; (one) character
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane