to summon courage; to be brave
junior mistress (of a bar); junior mama-san
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
meerkat (Suricata suricatta); suricate
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
intercommunication system
road maintenance; road improvement
local government employee; local civil servant
to be laughed at; to get oneself laughed at (e.g. by doing something stupid)
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; becoming worthless
economic; financial; fiscal
belief; conviction; opinion
fox with supernatural powers
fire department (in Japan, composed of on call civilian firefighters)
founder; originator; pioneer
tax counsellor; tax counselor; licensed tax accountant
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down