dismissal at one's request
unfair dismissal; wrongful dismissal; unfair termination
professional comic (rakugo) storyteller
commuter pass container; holder for a season ticket
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
Nessie (i.e. the Loch Ness monster)
nightcap; a drink before sleeping
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
missing person; wanted person
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
starvation; famine; hunger
(indoor) observation deck; observation room; observatory
municipal railway; city streetcar; tram
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
first (of its kind) in Japan
starting (construction) work
armor and helmet (armour)
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
being a victim of (some disaster); suffering from
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
archeological excavation (archaeological)
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
opening (the doors to an event, etc.); inauguration
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
burned down; entirely destroyed
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
ability; capability; competence; skill