one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
draft papers; call-up notice; red paper
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
farming; agriculture; cultivation
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to torment; to torture; to harass
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
southern part; the south (of a region)
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
noted product; local specialty
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
hand; handball (soccer foul)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
matte (finish, colour, etc.); matt; mat; matte (metallurgy)
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)