maintaining the quality of a flower; lasting quality of a cut flower
calm condition; normal condition
to pull down; to haul down
off-focus (photography); out of focus; off the mark; off the point; irrelevant
maternity leave; paternity leave
(divine) providence; dispensation
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
not a pretty sight; appalling; not a good look
run (of a ship); sail; flight
cord (esp. for suspending something)
for the present; for the time being; at present; in the meantime
reverse order; following a contrary path
change in one's looks; change in one's appearance
collapsing load (as on lorries, trucks)
person whose physical suitability for conscription in the former Japanese military could not be determined in that year (e.g. due to illness)
branch family; cadet family; leaving one's employer to set up a new shop with the same name; (arch.) separate house
being kept standing (without doing anything); remaining on one's feet; beggar; tramp; prostitute; streetwalker; tout (for a hostess bar)
helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris)
a round; a turn; going around; first anniversary of a person's death
pug-nosed face; person with a pug-nosed face
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
wave-dissipating concrete block; tetrapod
waste collection vehicle; dustcart; garbage truck
transfer station; transfer point
southerly (wind); from the south
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to go to sea; to become a sailor