to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
traditional style of Japanese architecture with a steep thatched roof
thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
residence; housing; residential building
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; UNESCO
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
fertile; rich; productive
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
self-imposed challenge (e.g. speedrun, 100% completion, no deaths)
abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures (1871)
government; administration
(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
elementary and middle schools
hometown; rural township (of China)
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
struggle (for); scramble; contest
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival