almost not able (to do something)
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
spacious; roomy; large; extensive (business, dealings, etc.); large (scale); broad
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to wring the neck; to strangle
elopement; running away with a lover
Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression
psychiatry; psychiatric department
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to cause a stir; to have repercussions; to generate controversy
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
evacuation (to the country); spreading out (troops); deployment; dispersal
Washington, D.C. (United States); Washington (US state)
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
square jō (approx. 10 sq feet); abbot's chamber; chief priest; Mount Fangzhang (said to be inhabited by immortals); Mount Fanghu
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
The Pillow Book (Heian-period collection of writings by Sei Shōnagon)
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery
to compete with; to vie for
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out