a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
military service; conscription
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to come from; to have roots in
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
breast meat (usu. of chicken); breast; white meat
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to rub into; (arch.) to teach; (arch.) to train; (arch.) to educate
potato starch; starch of dogtooth violet
to dry out; to become dry (and brittle); to go stale
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to drop; to let fall; to omit
new constitution (esp. Japan's postwar constitution)
enactment; establishment; creation
nonreligious wedding ceremony; civil wedding ceremony
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
traditional Japanese wedding ceremony (usu. at a shrine or temple)
(a) Buddha; deceased person
(before a) Buddhist altar; before the Buddha; offering placed on a Buddhist altar; incense money; condolatory offering
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
distant place; faraway location; far away