bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
saving (e.g. energy); cutting down on (e.g. alcohol); save; save
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
only; merely; but; no more than
general idea; concept; notion
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
script; libretto; scenario
(national) capital (city); metropolis
rebirth; new birth; nascent
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
marginal village; depopulated village where most inhabitants are senior citizens
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
scale; scope; plan; structure
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
the same as always; day after day
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
likability; favorability; popularity
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt