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
(baggage) checking; temporary custody
approval and authorization; permits and licences
chief of the general affairs department (bureau); chief of the executive section
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
hygiene management; hygiene control; sanitation
profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged
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
childcare worker; kindergarten teacher
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
while being out of the office or away from home
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
elder sister; effeminate man
complete recovery; healing
contest; comparison; competition
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different