maintenance and repair; upkeep (of equipment)
volunteer organization (organisation)
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
rice field used to grow wheat
multifunction machine; combination printer-copier-scanner-fax
of great prominence or dignity
past forty; following right course
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
storm area (winds of 25mps or more)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
long-play (record); long-playing; linear programming; line printer; laser printer; Liberal Party
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
Kagoshima prefecture (Kyushu)
copier; copy machine; photocopier
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
to return a favor (favour); to repay
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
secretariat; executive office
try; attempt; try (rugby)
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
critic; reviewer; commentator
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something