profit; earnings; stroke of luck
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
(circular) tour; round trip; excursion
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
kindness; largeheartedness
not worth considering; out of the question
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
route map (for buses, trains, etc.)
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
statue; picture; picture revealing character
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
to polish up; to shine up
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
making one's way through life; conduct of one's life
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
respect and affection; love and respect
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
moment; brief space of time
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom