change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
old body; aged person; elderly person
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
room for confining criminals or lunatics (Edo period)
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
after construction; after building; since construction
modular bath; prefabricated bath
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
life or death; existence; destiny
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
latest information; latest news; update
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
establishment (of a business); founding
crucial; critical; vital; core
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
visitor (esp. at a hospital)
right-of-center faction (group); center-right (centre)
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
star (white patch on the forehead of a horse)
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
apparent age (of someone); rough age
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
grandfather; male senior-citizen
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
the present term; the present session
sake brewer; sake brewery
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
joint; link; knot; tie-together point