to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
government office; agency; board
how; in what way; in what manner
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
dated; date; fixed; external
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
superintendence; supervision; administration
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
charred; burnt black; scorched black
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
Boy's Day celebration (May 5)
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin