loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
considerably; greatly; a lot
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to be conspicuous; to stand out
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
(your) judgment; discernment
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
to be needed; to be wanted
difficult problem; challenge
commuting to school; school commute
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
ward office; council (regional)
garrison; occupation forces
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
summer vacation; summer holiday
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
pattern resembling that of arrow feathers
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton