to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
home area; home town; local
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
considerably; fairly; quite
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
next term; next period; next version; next release
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
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)
inside a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
traffic division (of a police department)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
enmity; antagonism; hostility
wherein; therein; thereinto
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
unique type; one of a kind
spirit of a true artisan; (a craftsman's) pride in one's work
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
ostensible (surface) reason
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification