out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
to look away; to avert one's eyes
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
religious organization; religious organisation
(Japanese) Agency for Cultural Affairs
Buddhist (household) altar
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
trade; buying and selling
funeral parlor (parlour); funeral home; undertaker's; undertaker; mortician; funeral director
regarding highly; attaching importance to
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
casualties; the killed and wounded
to trample; to crush underfoot
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
strongest ever; most powerful in history
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
vulgarization; vulgarisation; secularization; secularisation; popularization; popularisation
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
deputy secretary (government); deputy director
participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryo system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor
tenth day of the month; ten days
limited; limiting; restrictive
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage