whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
small attached annex; lean-to
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
prefectural assembly member
support; mutual aid; cooperation; approval; authorization; authorisation
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
right and wrong; right or wrong
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
largest ever; biggest; record
mobilization; mobilisation
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional
highly conscious; highly aware; well-versed; highly knowledgable
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
and so; therefore; for that reason
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
ticket machine; ticket-vending machine
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with