(Japanese) larch (Larix leptolepis, Larix kaempferi)
box-office takings; box-office revenue
retirement at one's own request
clerical position (e.g. in the civil service); general office work
regular position; position with a prospect of promotion
corporate (e.g. sports team); business organization; business corporation
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
chance of precipitation; chance of rain
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
maximum temperature; highest temperature; (today's) high
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
largest company; industry leader
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
to become desperate; to give in to despair
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
frequent; densely packed; thick
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
mincing; cutting; rapping (a percussion instrument); beating; shredded tobacco; interval
to graduate from a university
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
affected part; diseased part; wound
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
type of occupation; occupational category
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote