Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star
happy; auspicious; propitious; joyous; lucky
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad side of a bargain; (lit.) to draw the joker (i.e. when playing Old Maid)
order (to an employee from management)
changing one's dress (e.g. at the wedding reception)
wide place; starting field containing any of the January, March or August 20-point cards
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful
accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
to complain; to make a complaint
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to leave something as it is
to become desperate; to give in to despair
insurance payout; insurance money
to cut off (a relationship)
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
one's house; one's home; one's family
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
Buddhist (household) altar
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
fixed date; appointed day
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
household economy; family finances
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
major cleanup; spring cleaning
discipline; training; teaching manners
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
to subsist; to keep on living