confused; flustered; at a loss
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to take over; to hand over
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to increase; to add to; to augment
political measures; policy
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
rule; reign; government; governing
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to turn into an increase; to turn into a plus; to change to an advantage
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin