cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
both groups; both factions
to be adopted; to enter a family as an adopted child
dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
(arch.) that is in; who is called; that is called; that is; I see
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
chest and stomach; one's innermost being
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
personnel cut; labor cut; labour cut
improvement in image (of someone or something); improving one's image
diagnosis; medical examination
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
rice paddy with a thick layer of mud at the bottom; muddy rice field
active; positive; progressive
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
quarrel; dispute; argument
young lord; successor of one's current lord
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane