international agreement; accord
circular bento box; something ring-shaped; handcuffs
gun; pistol; tiddlywinks; marbles; repellence
hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
rebate; commission; kickback
appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)
Interpol; International Criminal Police Organization (Organisation)
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
deputy (vice) prime minister
paper-covered lamp or lantern
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
vice president (of a country)
group of companies; combine
to eat too much; to overeat
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
fishing grounds; permitted fishing zone
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser)
to eagerly look forward to
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
a little; a bit; slightly
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
sales promotion; hard selling