side dish; supplementary food
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
disease; ailment; illness
vitamin deficiency disease; avitaminosis; hypovitaminosis
seborrheic dermatitis; seborrheic eczema
subacute; subacute illness
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
too many to count; too numerous to mention
group; bunch; crowd; group
unprecedented; never seen before
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
Japanese Industrial Standards; JIS