guidelines; guiding principle; dictates
traffic congestion; traffic jam; (traffic) deadlock
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
large attendance; full house; capacity audience
Japanese record; national record
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion
job hunting; job searching
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
railroad corporation; railway company
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
abandoned railway line; closed railway line; discontinued line
wind music; wind instrument music
numbered ticket (e.g. to determine order of service in shop, etc.); zone ticket; boarding ticket; bus ticket dispensed at boarding, used to show where one boarded
prime of one's working life
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
to need; to demand; to take; to require
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
(someone else's) child; child; kid
thank you very much; I'm sorry; excuse me
student guidance; student counseling
getting an advance (on one's salary)
refreshment booth; refreshment stand; snack bar
white line; linea alba (anot.)
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
young female rice planter; young girl
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
diving; submerging; going underwater