smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
this institution; the main institution
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
prejudice; bias; distorted view
government official; clerk
heading; headline; index; headword
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
fence; bulwark; guarding wall
merits; distinguished services
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
educational institution; academic centre; academic center
to mark the end; to spell the end
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
revised budget; supplementary budget
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
ministries and government offices; the authorities
building warships; naval construction
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
wood (for building); lumber; timber
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
fuel expenses; cost of fuel
sudden price jump; steep price rise
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
food; food products; foodstuffs
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without