distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
primary school; elementary school; grade school
a country being in a state of universal peace; the world being peaceful and uneventful
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
middle of the month; mid-month
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
first day of spring (according to the traditional lunisolar calendar, approx. February 4)
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
the same; the said; likewise
Little New Year (festival held on January 15); 14th-16th days of the first month of the year; Koshogatsu
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
twentieth day of the first month (end of New Year celebrations, upon which remaining New Year's food is eaten, decorations are stowed away, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
the place for; the time for; the level of
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end