distinguished war service; merit of war
branch office; agency; sub-branch
point-scoring; scoring Brownie points
disturbance; riot; mayhem
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
well known; well connected
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
holy tree; sacred tree; Christmas tree
well-cured sake; last year's sake; old sake
sake brewery; wine cellar; bar; bar-room
way of eating; how to eat
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
to fold up; to fold into layers
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis; cluster belladonna; manjusaka
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
plants and animals; flora and fauna
rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going