to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
by today; before the day is over
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
to intervene; to stop (something)
otherwise; or else; if not
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
measure to win somebody over to one's side
four-legged tray for festive food
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
foreign citizenship; foreign nationality
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
rubbish heap; garbage dump
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
simultaneous transmission; sending to multiple recipients; sending a group message
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
largest class; top category
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)
filtration; filtering; percolation
disturbance of sleep; nuisance in the middle of the night