words of praise; eulogy; compliment
foreign; abroad; overseas
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
trip abroad; overseas travel
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
excursion; field trip; school trip
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
preference; priority; precedence
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
one day; (on) a certain day
reaction; response; reaction
at work; in the midst of work; working
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy