guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
(United States of) America; USA
one grain; one drop; one bead
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
must not (do); should not; do not; cannot
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
now that you say that; now that you mention it
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable; to be convinced; to understand
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
horse native to Hokkaido; person born and raised in Hokkaido
then; well; so; bye then; bye bye
called; known as; that; to say
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to begin to walk; to set out
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
perfect; complete; flawless
severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
(former) Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (now Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
(Japanese) Postal Savings Bureau