huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
to live; to make a living; to get on with
profit; earnings; stroke of luck
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
(circular) tour; round trip; excursion
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
kindness; largeheartedness
not worth considering; out of the question
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
route map (for buses, trains, etc.)
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
to polish up; to shine up
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
inquiry; query; enquiry; query (of a database)
assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding
right in the middle (of); midst; height
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period