cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to grumble about something (trivial)
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
logistical support; combat service support
labor saving; labour saving
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
net for caught fish; net-like tassel of Buddhist prayer beads; easily
praise; glorification; extolment
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
to narrow the focus; to focus attention (on); to concentrate (on); to zero in
system; institution; organization; organisation
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
bad example; bad precedent
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
baseball player; ballplayer
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
at first; in the beginning; originally
immersion; being absorbed in
to give the stamp of approval
spy working for the Edo shogunate; oniwaban
bonsai; miniature potted plant
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
young lord; successor of one's current lord
companion; partner; spouse
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk