selflessness; selfless devotion to the service of others
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
difficult to make friends with
Chousokabe clan (samurai clan which controlled Tosa Province, now Kochi Prefecture)
to accelerate development
Oshima tsumugi weave; type of pongee from Oshima
bun filled with sweet green pea paste
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
royal jelly (beekeeping, apiculture)
piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor; agarikamachi
kanji "road" or "advance" radical (radical 162)
(to be pushed) toward the middle (of a crowd) (usually against your will)
tissue paper; toilet paper
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
to clatter; to rattle; to turn into a ruckus
chain-link fence; wire mesh fence
old fox; old-timer; schemer
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
sea air; sea breeze; ocean and atmosphere; type of yarn-dyed silk goods
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
appearance; front of a structural member
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
to chew out; to reprimand severely; to rake over the coals; to press oil
industrial area; factory zone
yellow silk cloth with a dark striped or checkered pattern (from Hachijo island)
strategic resources; strategic materials
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof