improve, rise

castle in ruins

friendship, friendly relations, intimacy

(chiefly anatomy, attributive) thyroidness

constancy

製紙工場: paper mill, paper factory / 製糸工場: filature, yarn-making factory

口実:: excuse

公人: public character / 後人: posterity; future generations / 工人: workman; laborer; craftsman; artisan

koji: a substance that is produced by letting a mold, especially Aspergillus oryzae, grow on rice, barley, soybeans, etc., used to make fermented products such as sake, amazake, miso, and soy sauce

a surname