really (ought to); certainly (should); naturally
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside; to allocate
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
one's in-laws (esp. a woman's in-laws)
survival kit; emergency bag
to speak; to hear a voice
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
tonarigumi; small-scale neighborhood associations established during WWII for fire fighting, policing, etc.
woman in childbirth; woman who is just about to give birth; woman who has just given birth
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
most (numerous); largest (number of)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
troublesome; annoying; complicated
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
named after; associated with; connected with
to name; to call; to christen; to term
new constitution (esp. Japan's postwar constitution)
product; produce; result; fruit
to be too numerous; to be too much
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to prove; to substantiate
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
at a stroke; with a single swoop
rising; ascending; climbing
demobilization; demobilisation; repatriation