guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
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; anode
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
extraordinary strength displayed in an emergency; surge of power beyond one's normal capacity; great strength exerted at risk
rebellious spirit; defiant attitude
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
the times; an age; a day and age
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 of Japan (1998-2016)
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
while studying; presently studying
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)
evasion of the law; circumvention of the law
increasing in size; becoming bigger; enlargement
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
weather; fair weather; fine weather
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
illustrated diary; picture diary