propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
tobacco shop; tobacconist
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
(home) tutor; private teacher
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
last week; the week before
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform top; sweatsuit; tracksuit; Jersey (cattle)
dressing oneself; personal grooming
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to boil with rage; to be infuriated
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); northern sea lion
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
Galapagos (island chain); Sharp brand of e-readers and mobile phones
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
men's (fashion, wear, etc.); men
compressed T-shirt (packaging technique)
only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces