uncle (older than one's parent)
salted rice-bran paste for pickling
arrival of a ship; ship coming into a port
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
many children; large family
jutting out (of bounds); being crowded out
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
enlightenment; great wisdom
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
alcoholism; alcohol addiction; enomania; alcohol poisoning; alcohol intoxication
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
outside one's jurisdiction
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
interference with a public servant in the execution of his or her duties
to be selected (from among many people)
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
time and time again; many times; a number of times
donation; contribution; offering
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
view; opinion; finding; findings
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
office hours; business hours; working hours
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing