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 break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
enrollment in kindergarten; enrolment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
finishing kindergarten; graduating from kindergarten
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
foreign; abroad; overseas
in the meanwhile; during the time
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
source of revenue; financial supporter
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
duty; obligation; responsibility
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)