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
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
breadwinner; biggest earner
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
it hasn't been long since
all-time high (price, in trading); record high; new high
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
to make one's rounds; to patrol
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
machine parts; machinery; equipment
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
place where one works; construction site; working area
what's what; heads or tails
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
identification papers; ID
fabric store; draper; dry-goods store
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
many; numerous; various; large number of
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
prefectural resident (of Osaka or Kyoto)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
citizen of a prefecture; prefectural citizen
person from the provinces; person living outside major metropolitan areas
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
back country; remote countryside
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
wicked tongue; abusive language