dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
interests and preferences
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
person who has not won any major awards or titles despite being the best in a particular field; uncrowned king; person who wields power without holding an official rank or title; journalist (esp. newspaper journalist)
apartment with one bedroom and a combined living room, dining room and kitchen
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
Federal Bureau of Investigation (US); FBI
white; correction fluid; white-out
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo and Hokkaido)
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
United States of America; USA; United States Army; U.S. Army; USA
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent