unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
here and there; in places
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
study; research; investigation
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
discarding; firing (an employee)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to need; to call for; to require
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
graded on N steps; scored out of N
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
street; quarter; district; area
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch