mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
in succession; one after another
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
self control; self restraint
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
self-interest; selfish desire
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to construct an embankment
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
righteousness; justice; right
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to cause a stir; to create a stir; to make a stir; to cause repercussions
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
Supreme Court (until 1947); Great Court of Cassation
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to jump at; to be attracted by
(personal) background check