emperor's private hunting preserve
Premium Friday; government-backed campaign to allow workers to go home early the last Friday of the month
thank you for your continued patronage
The Diary of a Young Girl (journals of Anne Frank, published in 1947)
long-lived program (on TV, radio, etc.); long runner
(regular) screwdriver; flathead screwdriver; slotted screwdriver
cancelled because of rain; wash out
career enhancement; improving one's career prospects
nursing in the home by visiting nurses
Heian era court lady's song (accompanying men's oouta); court lady singing a kouta; ditty; ballad; kyogen kouta; style of kyogen song based on the Muromachi songs, often love ballad
looking for a change of occupation; looking for a new job
there; over there; that place; that far; that much; that point
Son of God; child of an emperor
woman who brings the rain with her wherever she goes; woman who is constantly unlucky with the weather
side dish; side menu; sidebar menu
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
bang; boom; crack; sound of something exploding, bursting or cracking
fish balls; fish dumplings
mead; honey wine; ambrosia; nectar of the gods
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
assistant director (in taking professional movies)
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
(terrorist) suicide bombing
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
bing-bong bang-bong (Big Ben chimes, used as a bell in Japanese schools)
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar