concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to be on the same page
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman
outward; superficial; external; apparent
bad poem; my humble poem; stooped over (e.g. old people); bowed; stalling; having a relapse
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
numbskull; dimwit; idiot; fool; dope
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
cache; place to hide something
(moral) decay; (social) decline; decadence; decline (in prosperity)
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
outblooming even a flower (of a young girl); (lit.) even the flower blushes (before her beauty)
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
bored; having nothing to do; idle
weather; fair weather; fine weather
samurai's compassion; samurai-like mercy
hydroplane (submarines); diving plane; diving rudder
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides