sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
your husband; her husband
such; this sort of; like this
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
step; stride; counter for steps
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
don't you think?; indicates question
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
sound of something falling
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments