dental caries; tooth decay
with meals; meals inclusive
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
small Zen temple built to commemorate the death of a high priest; minor temple in the grounds of a head temple
returning to the origin; going back to the beginning; retracing
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
Rikidōzan (1924-1963), Korean-Japanese professional wrestler
crossarm; bracket; blade; semaphore
straight grain; quartersawn grain
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
launching ceremony; ceremonial ship launching
Public Employment Security Office
irritating; annoying; nosy
monthly installment (instalment); monthly payment
urinating outdoors; urinating by the roadside
it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order
I appreciate your efforts
daily wages; payment by the day
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
all; the whole; on the whole; all in all; generally
to miss (one's chance to ...)
body donation; (arch.) becoming naked
anything and everything; just about everything
I don't like it; I hate it
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
imported article; imported goods
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce