straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
light; right; right field; right fielder
to brighten; to grow light
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
just past noon; afternoon
last night; yesterday evening
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
side effect (from a vaccine); side reaction
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
Wakayama prefecture (Kinki area)
frequency (of occurrence)
news programme; news program
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character