sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
please understand that...; please bear in mind that ...
Ōsumi (former province located in the east of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture, including the Amami Islands)
safety helmet; crash helmet; hard hat
drug to lower blood pressure; antihypertensive
new car model; late-model car
kissing in public (on the street)
speechless (with amazement); struck dumb; tongue-tied; dumbfounded
mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)
launching ceremony; ceremonial ship launching
moral harassment; workplace mobbing; workplace bullying; psychological harassment at the workplace
plank; thick board; plate glass; heavy metal sheet (esp. welding); heavy brocaded obi
beautiful tree; tree producing beautiful flowers
whole company; all the companies
germ; germs; bacteria; something harmful; vermin
construction camp; bunkhouse; workers' living quarters
ticket (for bus, train, etc.); passenger ticket; basic fare ticket (not valid on limited express trains without a supplemental express ticket)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
confinement to one's home; being made to stay at home
dairy cow; dairy cattle; milk cow; milch cow
highball; whisky and soda
overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
harassment (esp. in workplace); bullying; discrimination
engineering firm; contractor
legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer