too much; excessively; too
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
retainer; vassal; servant
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
military personnel; soldier
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
prohibition; inhibition; ban
disciplinary dismissal (discharge)
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
hard to reach place; remote place
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
path; lane; small diameter; small radius
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
grandfather; male senior-citizen
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it