deceased; late; dead; departed
periodic; regular; routine
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
12th day of the month; 12 days
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
results (of a study or investigation)
to affect; to impact; to influence
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
supporting role (actor); minor role
high and low (social standing)
insurance payout; insurance money
covered with; stained; smeared
bygones; the past; past event
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
environmental destruction
leading person; foremost figure
continuing one's education into university
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
20th day of the month; 20 days
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
wish; desire; ambition; choice
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
student guidance; student counseling