glorious achievement; distinguished service
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
intuition; instinct; hunch
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
fire arrow; incendiary arrow; rocket
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
clothes; clothing; garments
keeping well (of food); keeping for a long time
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
confusion; disturbance; commotion; chaos; disorder
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
vassalization; vassalisation
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café
to smile broadly; to grin widely
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
it's been a long time; long time no see
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
research and development; R&D
economic world; financial circles; business community
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
reorganization; reorganisation
boredom; ennui; tedium; discontent; unease
comfort; consolation; diversion
flashy; gaudy; flamboyant
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)