arbitration; conciliation; mediation
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
surviving custom; holdover influence
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to find out; to discover; to locate
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
Italian unification movement; Risorgimento
Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
coarseness and fineness; sparse or dense (growth)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
this and that; one thing and another
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
usually; ordinarily; in the past
come out!; where are you?
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
steamship; steamboat; steamer
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class