small hill; low hill; hillock
retention; maintenance; preservation
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to place an obligation; to impose a duty; to obligate
one's possessions; ownership
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
pharmaceutical (drug) company
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
government and municipal offices; public agencies
association; union; guild
to grow up; to become an adult
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
pest extermination; pest control
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
interest; rights; concession
decently; gracefully; plausibly; politely; tactfully; discreetly
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
liquid crystal panel; LCD panel
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
numeric keypad; numeric key
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle