voice guidance; voice guide; audio guide; spoken instructions
state of slight intoxication; being a little drunk
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence
what one should do (usu. in questions)
fax; facsimile; fax machine
order (to an employee from management)
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder
great love; passionate affair
distinguished service; meritorious service
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
fancy restaurant; expensive restaurant
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
about when; about what time; how soon
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
over-fond parent; doting parent
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)