president (of a society); chairman
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
about this time; about now
7th day of the month; seven days
immigration check; immigration inspection
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
this; our; right; justice; checking account
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
Immigration Bureau; Immigration Office
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
identity or background check (often to see if someone is a burakumin)
to carry; to bring (to a place)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
sickroom; hospital room; ward
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
Elets; Elets (Russia); Yelets
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice