portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
what one should do (usu. in questions)
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
to be burned out (of one's home)
parade float; festival float
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
job hunting; job searching
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
job hunting; job searching
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
jealousy; roasted rice cake
wedded life; married life
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
best regards; please take care of; please do
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
otherwise; if not; or else