environment; surroundings; circumstances
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
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 the era (of)
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 (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
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; sending to a prisoner; thing 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 the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
change of job; change of occupation; career change
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
how much; how many; 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
reform; reformation; reorganization