order (to an employee from management)
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
forty-ninth day after a person's death
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
picturesque (scenery); unspoilt; beautiful
(newspaper) carrier; newspaper (delivery) boy (girl); new
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
general election (of the lower house)
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
depression; recession; slump
putting out the light; switching off the light
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
job hunting; job searching
back off!; leave me alone!
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
Buddhist (household) altar
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
wedded life; married life
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
money-making; earning money
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to think too much; to be over-concerned
driver (of a vehicle); screwdriver; driver (golf); driver; device driver
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)