to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
archicortex; archipallium
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
idiot; dummy; slow person
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
thermal power station (i.e. using combustion)
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
air conditioning and heating
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
fixed interval; fixed period
groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
preparing one's own lunch; bringing one's own lunch; paying for one's own lunch; working without pay; volunteer work
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry