to be factually incorrect; to differ from the actual facts; to not be the case
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
notarized document; notarised document
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to be transparent; to show through
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
proper; respectable; decent; honest
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
deportation; expulsion from the country
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
motherland; fatherland; native country
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
unskinned; unhusked; in the skin
diplomatic; diplomatically
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
national finance; central government finance
armchair theory; impracticable theory
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time