minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
senior high school; high school
commerce; trade; business
journalization (accounts); journalisation; bookkeeping
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
continuing one's education into university
home area; home town; local
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
interference; intervention; meddling
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to speak ill of; to disparage
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to cease; to stop; to be over
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
January; first month of the lunar calendar
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)