people; citizens; subjects; folk
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
outside the country; abroad
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
(committee) chairman; president
eighth month of the lunar calendar
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
duty; function; office; mission; task
119; ambulance and fire brigade emergency telephone number
emergency transport; ambulance transport
worthless; pointless; useless
stagnation; hindrance; delay
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to talk to oneself; to mutter
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
fast asleep; dead to the world
to have a meal; to take a meal
nutrient; nutritional supplement; nutritional tonic
(death from) starvation; starving to death
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities