on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
towering; astonishingly high
late blooming (flower, talent); late flowering
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
like an old man; doddering; wizened; frowzy; seedy
occupations dependent on public favor (favour)
Shizuoka-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated in Shizuoka Prefecture
Uji-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated around Uji, Kyoto
the big two...; two major...; two main...
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
whole number; all; total; complete; diploid
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
local governments; municipalities
(written) report or notification
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
multiple citizenship; multiple nationality
sole prerogative; exclusive prerogative
report; notification; registration
reservation of Japanese nationality (procedure used with children born outside Japan)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
businessman; industrialist