cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
personal results; individual's score
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
pleasure trip; company (office) trip
view; vista; panorama; outlook; prospect
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive
to be arrested; to be put in bonds
public welfare; the people's livelihood
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
sword strike; sword slash
to be thrown in jail; to be locked up; to be put in the slammer; to be burdened with (e.g. someone else's debt); to be saddled with; to be stuck with
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
revitalization of a village; village renewal (project)
depopulation; decrease in population
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
fresh wound; fresh bruise
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to withstand; to be able to endure
emotional strength; force of will
happy tears; tears of joy
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier