to make a mistake; to blunder
security; stability; safety; peace
solution; solution strategy
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
area including Nagoya and Kobe
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
pad; padding; pad (of paper); gamepad
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
urban area; urban district
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
to smile (at); to grin (at)
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
fine view; beautiful sight
pregnancy stretch mark; striae gravidarum
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
Amamiooshima (island approximately 215 kilometers NE of Okinawa)
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
Bon holidays (in mid-August); Bon holiday period
propeller-driven aircraft; prop plane
(mouse) click; click (sound)
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
date (year, month and day)
vital; lively; energetic; vital signs
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
taking turns; in rotation
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply