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creativity

1

pubic hair

1

Takenotsuka

15

fair and delicate features (of a man)

1

voluntary retirement

3

pattern maker (for clothing); fashion designer

2

family working in the forest industry; forestry family

1

early arrival (at work); reporting early for work; taking an early shift; leaving the house early in the morning (to go to work)

1

coffee bean

1

long press (of a button)

1

north wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of north wind tiles

1

cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces

1

Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi

2

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

1

to be of no importance

1

bottom; lower garment (e.g. jeans, slacks, skirt, etc.); hem (of trousers, skirt, etc.)

1

share house

1

planning department

1

disciplinary dismissal (discharge)

1

balun (transformer)

2

paid vacation; leave

1

(Japanese) feature phone; traditional Japanese-style cell phone (in contrast to smart phones)

1

passion; ardor; enthusiasm; The Passion

2

clothes made from jersey cloth; cutsew

1

cabin

4

to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul

1

minidisc; MD; missile defense; MD; magnetic disk; MD

1

copier paper; photocopying paper

1

person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

1

reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)

1

roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)

1

tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate

2

personnel department

4

(battery) charger; AC adapter

1

child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)

3

no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about

1

(plain) hot water; boiled water

1

trend

1

to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)

1

central part

1

to leave the company

1

general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general

4

severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment

1

eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)

1

depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...

1

to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)

1

physical examination

1

caramel (soft candy)

2

Tarr

1

notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties

2