erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
provisional; temporary; tentative
to shake one's head (in denial)
dispersal; scattering; discrete
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
ultrastructure; ultra-structure; microstructure; fine structure
going upstream; sailing against the current
regulation; adjustment; control
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
having been told something so often that one is fed up with it
Japanese name (often of plants and animals, and written in kana)
to not be taken seriously
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
to keep in mind; to memorize
report (of an investigation); investigation (investigative) report
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
koicha; exceptionally dark, opaque matcha
remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
true character; real nature
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic; to have troubles; to be in a dispute; to argue
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
pact; convention; agreement
ring; band; ring; circum-
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to sniff out; to get wind of
legal office; law office; legal department
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
follow-up (tracing) survey