suspension (from work or school)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
slight difference; narrow margin
rejection; negation; voting down
consistently; unchangingly; throughout
vote against; no vote; nay
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
correlation; interrelation; intertwining
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
large number of deaths; massive fatalities
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
audience (with a lord, dignitary, etc.); interview; first (public) appearance; debut; trial service (of a servant); probation
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
trend; tendency; momentum
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
conference; council; convention
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
essence; quintessence; flower; glory
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
Iwami Silver Mine (Shimane Prefecture)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
Kaya (ancient Korean confederacy); Karak
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period); commandery (in China)
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
foreign; abroad; overseas
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
root; source; origin; cause