new idea or design; novelty
to reinsert; to put in again; to refocus (one's mind); to renew (one's resolve); to pour again (e.g. tea); to brew afresh
opportunity to show off; showplace
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
storage center; deposit; depository; repository; warehouse
subsurface exploration (geotechnical investigation)
calamity; misfortune; disaster
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
underneath a Japanese plum tree
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
hometown tax; system in which taxpayers can choose to divert part of their residential tax to a specified local government
(TV) commercial; center forward; center fielder; crowdfunding; cross-fade; Compact Flash
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
source of river; fountainhead
company director; board member
general meeting of stockholders
one's home country; one's homeland
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
international; diplomatic intercourse
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
to capture public interest; to enjoy popularity
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
traditional craft; traditional handicrafts
shower stall; shower cubicle; shower room
bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
welling of water; spring water; spring