hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
attack; assault; attempt; try
baton (of command); order; command; direction
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
such; this sort of; like this
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
another's parent; another's parents
setter (dog type); setter (volleyball position)
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
everyday life; daily life
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
special training; intensive training; crash course
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
road construction; roadworks; road repairs
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
compensation for eviction; compensation for forced removal
household; home; family; housekeeping
dwelling; house; residence; address
to draw back; to leave (the area)
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)