restoration; repair; mending
sponsor; manager; go-between; mediator; agent; caretaker
ritual music and dancing in shrines and temples; rice dance; rice festival; tofu (or fish, etc.) baked and coated with miso; turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku-tofu on both sides
healthy; sound; wholesome
government and people; those in and out of the court or government; the entire nation
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
one's later years; final years (in life)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
education; enlightenment; civilization; civilisation; indoctrination
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
to hunt up; to locate; to inquire out
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
appearance; air; condition; state; form
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
lotus-shaped pedestal for images of the Buddha
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)