to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
reorganization (e.g. of a company); reorganisation; consolidation; scrap-and-build
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
branch office; agency; sub-branch
branch manager; manager of a branch office
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
society; the world; the times
registration; positioning
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
by means of; due to; because of; according to
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
funny story; funny anecdote
keeping things tidy and in order
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
storehouse; warehouse; godown
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
ball-toss game, in which balls are thrown into a basket on a high pole (played at sports festivals)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
by today; before the day is over