sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
next (day, morning, etc.); following
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
ceremony of allowing the hair to grow at age three
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
person from the provinces; person living outside major metropolitan areas
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
vice-minister; undersecretary
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
opinion; intention; thought
to look down on; to make light of
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
wickedness; evil; wicked person
regional administrator (pre-Taika hereditary title)
descendant; posterity; offspring
original inhabitant; aboriginal; previous priest
judge; magistrate; (arch.) 3rd grade official (ritsuryo system); (arch.) assistant district officer; (arch.) inspector
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
form; shape; figure; visage
(legacy of an) administration
people belonging to a hereditary occupation group (Yamato period)
in a day; in a brief space of time
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
condition (sentiment) of the people
at a moment's notice; readily
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior