dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
affidavit; deposition; testimony
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
drinking bout; merrymaking
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to flare up; to fly into a rage
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
Prime Minister's office; PMO
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
power plant; power station
development of electrical power resources
master plan; basic plan; general plan
very great; enormous; serious
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
household; home; family; housekeeping