agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
switching over to; migration; transition
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
pre-war days; before the war
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
aging; wearing out; deterioration
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
unfortunately; at a bad time; at an unfortunate moment
interest; rights; concession
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
negotiations; discussions; connection
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble