to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
alongside; side-by-side; abreast
paste; glue; clothing starch
going up and down; ascent and descent
to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.); to be well liked; to be popular; to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.); to last; possessed
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)
suffrage; the right to vote
desk lamp; floor lamp; standard lamp
senryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
energy conservation; economical use of energy
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
fund-raising; collection of funds
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
modernization; modernisation
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
a Buddha; deceased person
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
vicious circle; vicious cycle