lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
proofreading; correction of press; calibration
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
speech; expression; wording; language
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
January; first month of the lunar calendar
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
New Year's Eve; December 31
honorific/polite/humble prefix
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
first (of its kind) in Japan
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
along the road; along the way
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
same-day sellout; selling out on the first day (of sale)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)