exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
support; backing; aid; assistance
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to flare up; to burst into flames
sympathy; compassion; pity
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
extremely dangerous; full of peril
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
sharing; division; draw; tie
sake made without added alcohol or sugar
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
ginjō sake with no added alcohol
ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
sake brewed without addition of saccharides and no more than 120 litres of seed alcohol per tonne
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
establishment (of a business); founding
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)