in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
customer traffic; customers; custom
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
the whole day; all the day
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
from the beginning; from scratch
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
shio ramen; ramen in pale salty broth
change of occupation; career change
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
mizu yōkan; soft adzuki-bean jelly
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
rubber band; elastic band