plant and equipment; production equipment; productive capacity
taxpayers' hard-earned money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
by your leave; with your permission
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect; insight
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
participant; entrant; player; competitor
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
one's birth mother; one's biological mother
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
personification; anthropomorphization
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
ill will; malice; evil intent
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
ceremony; etiquette; courtesy; (Catholic) liturgy
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
members; member; constituent
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
bare livelihood; subsistence
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house