something useless; (lit.) picture of rice cakes
concealment; suppression; hiding
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
(five-year) medium-term defense program (Japan)
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
one's own work; making by oneself
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
stale; hackneyed; cliched
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
fixed number; quorum (for an assembly); constant; invariable; literal; fate
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
import; importation; introduction; afferent
modernization; modernisation
International System of Units; SI
be (that) as it may; having said that
lowly government servant; humble government servant; I; me
general manager; director-general
entreaty; supplication; petition
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
and so; therefore; for that reason
virtue; charm; merit; good point
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)