motherland; fatherland; native country
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
mix of peanuts and spicy baked or fried mochi chips in the shape of kaki (Japanese persimmon) seeds
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
working; in operation; running; active
how many people; a number of people
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
prohibition; inhibition; ban
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to make a speech; to address
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
as (for); for; in the capacity of
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to this extent; to this degree; this much
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
tone (of voice); manner of talking
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly