scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
transactions; dealings; business
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
war funds; war expenditures; military spending
transport; transportation
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
development project (program, programme, plan)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to win favour; to win favor
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to commit a crime; to do evil
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
scoundrel; rascal; villain
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
approximate age; age range
young person; inexperienced person; novice
to have both; to possess both; to combine with