system; institution; organization; organisation
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
delivery person (of food)
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
hungry ghost realm; preta realm
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
last century; previous century; ancient times; old times
layering; stratification; sheafification
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
too (much); overly; excessively
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
puerperium; postpartum period; postnatal period; bed used by a woman in childbirth
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
young pine (tree); New Year's symbolic pine decoration
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
to leave undyed; to dye partly (leaving some base colour); to heavily and completely dye; to dye fast
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
cloth dyed in a dappled pattern; pattern of white spots; dapples; mochi containing red bean paste; (arch.) fawn
non-commissioned officer; petty officer