blunder; slip; error; error
important post; important office; key position
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
loss; defeat; counter for losses
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
cold reception; inhospitality
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
capable of anything; liable to do
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
five and seven; 35th day after a person's death
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
opening a new hospital, institution, temple, etc.; opening a hospital, institution, temple, etc. (for the day); opening of a Diet session (pre-WWII)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)