achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
vocational school; technical school
speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
(period of) a year; during an era
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
change of occupation; career change
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
how long; how much; to what extent
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
reform; reformation; reorganization
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe