joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
different thing; another question; different case
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to make an appeal; to urge
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
Minato City (special ward of Tokyo); Minato Ward (Osaka); Minato Ward (Nagoya)
listed company (on a stock exchange)
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
second marriage; remarriage
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
marriage proposal; marriage talks
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
ready-made; off the shelf
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
satisfying number (e.g. 10000, 12345, 33333; in view counts, odometer readings, video game scores, etc.)
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to pour forth; to spill out
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
February; second month of the lunar calendar
at that (very) moment; just then
to sit for an examination
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic