thousands; several thousand
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
underground train; subway
land subsidence; decline in influence
having not the slightest idea
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
horizon (related to bodies of water)
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
superb view; picturesque scenery
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
spanking; traditional ceremony where the newly-wed wife, upon entering her new home, is hit on the rump with a straw bundle etc., to ensure her fertility
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
walking briskly; determinedly
the 10 precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog
to step forward; to take a step forward
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
heir; inheritor; successor
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
permutation; lining up in order; linear arrangement
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke; duchess; princess
apparent; obvious; very clear
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.