to make sense; to be meaningful
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
residential affairs division (of a city administration)
child-rearing assistance; support for young parents; child-care allowance
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
coming to a prefectural office, governmental agency, etc.
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
one's younger days; when one was young
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
great famine; severe famine
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
foreign citizenship; foreign nationality
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
consent form; letter of consent
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
a person without a single relative
to underrate; to make light of
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
health checkup; (general) medical examination; physical examination
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
(written) contract; agreement
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
soft and elastic; flexible; pliant
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life