gold dust; silver dust; sand; grit
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
knowledge applied to evil purposes
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
patrolling; making one's rounds
morning assembly; morning gathering; morning meeting
to consider another's point of view; to put oneself in someone's shoes
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
(social) position; status
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
naturalization; naturalisation
pension; guesthouse; bed and breakfast; private home providing lodging for travelers (travellers)
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
great depth; bottomless; great height
big catch (fishing); good haul
as you see; as you can see
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to press a question; to cross-examine
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
high and low; rise and fall
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
in unison; as one; united
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
clearing one's throat; cough