Emperor's Birthday (national holiday; February 23)
tour conductor; tour guide
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with somebody's feelings
person (generally male) who won't learn their lesson; persistent jerk
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
strokes in a Chinese character; stroke count of a Chinese character
(baggage) checking; temporary custody
approval and authorization; permits and licences
defective article; damaged goods; deflowered girl; unvirtuous girl
extortionist that threatens to disrupt stock-holder meetings; sokaiya
chief of the general affairs department (bureau); chief of the executive section
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
hygiene management; hygiene control; sanitation
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
general meeting of stockholders
raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
to go to the bathroom; to go to the restroom; to excuse oneself
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
lack of evidence; insufficient evidence
economic fortune; luck with money
read-only memory; ROM; lurker (on a forum); read-only member
division (of company); operations department
childcare worker; kindergarten teacher
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth