humbly presenting; respectfully presenting
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
building industry; construction industry; building trade
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
escorted person; person being guarded; ballast tamper; tamping machine
newcomer showing great promise; bright new talent
what's that?; what the...
gifted man; accomplished man
pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program
inquiry counter; consulting service; assistance service
resigning from a company on marriage (of a woman)
ambulance crew; ambulance squad; rescue squad
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
inside story; the real story (behind something); story not generally known
engineering firm; contractor
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
city police; municipal police
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
temporary retirement; suspension from office
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
shallow river; shallows; flatboat; river boat
mantra; Shingon sect (of Buddhism)
scene of an accident; crash site; accident scene
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology