downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
practical problem; practical matter
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
relatively; comparatively
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
self-determination; suicide
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
military affairs; military service
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
(having) life-and-death power (over)
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
tear gland; lacrimal gland
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
wherein; therein; thereinto
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)