practical problem; practical matter
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
first offence; first offense; first offender; first-time offender
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
to keep secret; to conceal
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
plant and equipment; production equipment; productive capacity
recipe site; recipe website
design right; right(s) to a design
antitrust law; Antitrust Act
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
imitation; similar article; similar goods
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
defence program; defence plan
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)
(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking; angrily; sulkily; in a huff
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
utilization of waste materials; recycling
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
derivation; development; offshoot
to have a smattering knowledge of
economical; comparatively cheap
muddy water; red-light district
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
cowardly; spineless; weak-willed; fainthearted
protection against the cold
circulation (of the blood)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
production process; industrial operation
revolting; rebellion; going against; contradiction; antinomy
drinking place; bar; izakaya; sake-producing area
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
netlike; mesh-like; reticulated; vascular