words you can't say on TV or radio; taboo words banned from broadcasts
beautiful weather; clear and cloudless sky; clear Japanese weather
phone duty; being on call
operating a cash register
goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
first year of high school; first-year high school student
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
handing out flyers; distributing leaflets
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
I (alphabet letter); i; I; iodine (symbol)
anxiety (about the future)
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
astronomical observation; stargazing
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
whenever you want; any time you like
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
release (of a film, music album, software, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
opening ceremony (of the school term)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)