stock-farming; livestock farming; cattle breeding
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
in the hospital; hospitalized
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
contamination (esp. foreign bodies in food)
detective team; study group; club
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
job hunting; job searching
seeing one off; farewell; escort
elder sister; effeminate man
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
carp streamer; carp banner
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
custom; habit; customary practice
Thunberg spirea; Spirea thunbergii
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to say; to be pleased to say
sleepover; overnight stay
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
party in full swing; party at its peak
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray