state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
right side; right-hand side
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
that's all from me, and now the next speaker
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
spiritual; religious song; spiritual
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to look away; to turn away
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
rear right; back right; right and behind
with a snap; with a crack
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
to call in; to invite; to bring in
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
to continue (going along some trend)
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
export; exportation; efferent
to palm off; to force a sale
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
accept one who comes to you
do not chase the one who leaves
to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)
watchful waiting; careful supervision
hoarse voice; husky voice
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
maintaining the status quo
a short while ago; already
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others