(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware
lacquer ware; lacquerware; lacquer work; lacquerwork
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
talk; conversation; dialogue
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
parliamentarism; parliamentary government
management of an organization; organizational management; organizational operation
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
regional cuisine; local cuisine
red bell pepper; red capsicum
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
vestments worn by priests and attendants (Shinto, Christian, etc.)