decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
beluga whale (Delphinapterus Leucas)
back fat; fatty upper part of roast pork
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
society; public; community; social studies
development; exploitation
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to have a talk; to tell a story
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
comprehensive medical check-up; thorough physical examination
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
(courteous) invitation; call
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
that country; (arch.) nirvana
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese