ratio; proportion; percentage
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
remarkable; striking; obvious
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
dead person; deceased person
older brother; elder brother
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
an inch ahead; the immediate future
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
with a momentary flash of light
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit