astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
sake tasting; wine tasting
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
Hokkaido sika (deer) (Cervus nippon yesoensis); Yezo sika
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to be silent; to say nothing
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
since when; from when; how long
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
body; body blow (in boxing)
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim