object of romantic interest; potential love interest
leaning to the right; leaning to the (political) right; rightist tendency; becoming right-wing
PDF; Portable Document Format
material; materials; data; information; documents
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
social studies (school subject)
group; party; team; squad; section
investigation; research; looking something up
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
one part; one portion; one section
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
tolerance; broad-mindedness
economic strength; economic power; economic might
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
humbly; after a time; later; followed by; next
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (someone) strongly in a loud voice
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
one's way (ahead); one's path
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to continue to rain or snow
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
indoor drying; hanging clothes to dry indoors
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
rather; sooner; preferably
real estate agent; realtor
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably