stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
to dye; to colour; to color
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
man who enjoys child rearing
childcare leave; leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
decision; settlement; definition
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
free and easy; open and natural; not fastidious
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
sense of values; values; value system
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)