maintenance; preservation; improvement
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
wild boar meat; (lit.) mountain whale
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
professional killer; hit man
since when; from when; how long
negative (result); gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic
bloodsucking; sucking blood
one's possessions; ownership
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to amuse oneself; to make merry
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark