soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
the sky; the universe; taixu (the great vacuity, in Chinese philosophy, the primordial substance that gives rise to qi)
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
to be born; to come into this world
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
carton (e.g. of cigarettes); tray (in which money is placed when paying); dish
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
no sleep or rest; working day and night
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
training (esp. in-service); induction course
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
fire chief's car; command vehicle
from the beginning; from scratch
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
basin (e.g. between mountains)