aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
disclosure; exposure; revelation
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
like a decent person; human
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
is something that; is that which
warmly; cordially; with tender care
money to see one over the New Year period
winter vacation (holidays)
to be to the point; to be pertinent
east, west, south and north
field; plain; prairie; moor
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
fame (for one's bravery); great renown
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to half-rise to one's feet
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
good (place to leave off); convenient
security guard; doorkeeper
staying at home during the New Year's holiday
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)