do your best; good luck; you can do it; go for it
collapse of the medical care system; medical care breakdown
Daihatsu (Japanese automobile manufacturer)
business diary; job sheet; operational record; logbook
whispered conversation; whispering
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
bright; shining; clear; evident
well-cured sake; last year's sake; old sake
stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel; final desperate tactic
account number (bank, etc.)
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box
campaign (vote-getting) speech (for a candidate)
address book; list of addresses; mailing list
innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
confidential; secret; classified
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics); calling
to leave a dish half-eaten
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
black-market lending; illegal loan
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
cluster; clique; faction; fan group
charming; bewitching; coquettish
remote (work, device, etc.)
city planning; urban planning; town planning
cardiopulmonary arrest; showing no vital signs
metropolitan governor; governor of Tokyo
support group; fan club; (election) committee