glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
rikka; formal style of ikebana
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
than; from; out of; except; but; more
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
environment; circumstance
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
postwar period; period after Second World War
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
honorific/polite/humble prefix
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
no!; no no!; no, not at all
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
armed forces; military; troops