pioneer; settler; colonist
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
person who moves a lot for their job; family who moves a lot for the primary breadwinner's job
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
admiration; wonder; astonishment
clever; bright; smart; intelligent
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
slight intoxication; being tipsy; mellowness
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
every year; yearly; annually
damp; wet; soaked; humid; clammy
(short) jacket; blouson; ski jumper; jumping event athlete; jumper lead; jumper wire
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur; captain of industry
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family