leaving work (office, school) early
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
contrived; false-sounding
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis; cluster belladonna; manjusaka
please be careful; please take care
ornamental ball-shaped scent bag; decorative paper ball (for festive occasions)
commission; entrusting with (work); part-time employee; temporary work
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
all right!; that's it!; thank God!; good!; I've got it!; I've done it!
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; bad temper; foul mood; tense situation
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
leisure time; idle moment
cabin attendant; flight attendant; Certification Authority; CA; carbohydrate antigen; chronological age
a Buddha; deceased person
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
talk about divorce or separation
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
station; office; guardroom
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to continue to rain or snow
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
weather forecast; weather report