to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
preparatory phase; preparatory period
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
technical skill; ability; capacity
medical care; medical treatment
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
professional job; profession
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
person who makes unreasonable complaints to a company; incessant complainer; chronic complainer
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
traditional craft; traditional handicrafts
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
study of foreign languages; linguistics
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
ancient writing (i.e. Edo-period or older); classical literature; ancient Chinese character (pre-Qin period)
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
man of the future; Homo futurus
for some (unspecified) reason
restoration; repair; mending
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
common gypsophila (Gypsophila elegans); baby's breath; babies' breath; soaproot
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK