confused; flustered; at a loss
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to increase; to add to; to augment
political measures; policy
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
rule; reign; government; governing
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
saviour; savior; messiah; Messiah; Jesus Christ
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to turn into an increase; to turn into a plus; to change to an advantage
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin