street; quarter; district; area
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
to demean; to despise; to treat with contempt; to abase
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
iron hammer; crushing blow
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
reduction by half; halving
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to have an eye on; to zero in on
quality (of a product or a service)
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
spinning; silk reeling; filature
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
small han; small (feudal) domain
split; division; break up
standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person