happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
common knowledge; well-known fact
bribe; sweetener; douceur
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
compassionate; sympathetic
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
edict; ordinance; proclamation
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
hail; sleet; chilly rain; freezing rain
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to continue to rain or snow
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
entreaty; appeal; petition
pawning; pawnage; pledging (stock, share subscription rights, etc.)
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases