inner circumference; internal circumference
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
watering hole; watering place
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
on the occasion of; at the time of
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
training range; training grounds; training area
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
to lie down; to throw oneself down
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
ceremonial engagement money; betrothal money
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
something painted white; white makeup (for an actor); painted white
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house