decision; settlement; definition
bureau director; office chief
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
mangy cur; low animal; beast
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
writing; composition; essay; sentence
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
in one's own way or style
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift