lesser councilor of state; lesser councillor of state; minor councilor; minor councillor
Final Fantasy (RPG series)
confusion; mixing; merger
noodles made in flat strips
exclamation mark; exclamation point
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)
rubbish heap; garbage dump
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn); (arch.) horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
fox with supernatural powers
overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
Lotte (Japanese-Korean confection company)
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
torrent (file); torrenting
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents