uneducated; ignorant; illiterate; arhat; person who has attained nirvana
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
vegetables high in beta-carotene
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace
air-raid shelter; bomb shelter
braggart; boaster; big talker; big mouth; blowhard; bullshitter
thrifty; frugal; economical
disposable income; disposable personal income; DPI
each and all; every single one; everybody
mediocrity; ordinary ability
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
happy; auspicious; propitious; joyous; lucky
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
fishing industry; fishery
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
water's edge; beach; foreshore
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
independence; self-reliance
scuba; scuba diving equipment; scuba gear
awamori; strong Okinawan liquor distilled from rice or millet
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
permanently neutral country