to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
the reason is ...; it is because ...
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
going from the capital to the provinces; returning after praying at a temple or shrine; coming down from a high place to a low place
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
ceremony; etiquette; courtesy; (Catholic) liturgy
dice; die; baton (of command)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be embarrassed; to lose face
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
sense of values; values; value system
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
free and easy; open and natural; not fastidious
Saitama Prefecture (Kanto area)
lot number; house number; address; residence; address; memory address
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
reform; reformation; reorganization
in a day; in a brief space of time
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
management; administration; operation
proposition; motion; proposal; suggestion
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
root; source; origin; cause
changing (something) for the worse; disimprovement; deterioration
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
rot; decay; corrosion; etching; saprophagy
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)