small woman; young woman; young maid
linking; linkage; associating (information); connecting
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
strikebreaker; scab; strikebreaking
pencil case; pen case; writing case; brush case
point of compromise; common ground
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
Buddhist priest who is also an important politician
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
commercialization; commercialisation
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
no-good woman; (female) loser
to peel off and fall; to flake away
Heisei period (January 8, 1989-April 30, 2019)
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank
feeling that one's bladder has not been completely emptied
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
couple; husband and wife; man and wife; sibling; brother and sister
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
non-fruit-bearing flower; something that is flashy with no content
to draw in (one's body); to duck (one's head)
piece of paper; paper scrap; paper strip
to whom it may concern; to the involved parties; to all persons concerned
industrialization; industrialisation; commercialization
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
to search for; to seek for; to look for
bloomers; 'safe' pants worn over normal underwear in sports
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit