women's group; women's association
revision; amendment; alteration
legislative bill; measure; agenda item
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to sprinkle salt on; to salt
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
advertising insert (e.g. in a newspaper); inserted flyer
funeral service; memorial service; farewell ceremony (e.g. for a retiree)
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
son and heir; son who will succeed one
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
another family; another house
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
grave maintenance; grave keeper
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation
to call a person's attention (to)
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
important matter; matters of weight
very; greatly; exceedingly
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
to go underground; to go into hiding
sign (e.g. roadside, in park, etc.)
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep