making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
it's been a long time; long time no see
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
paca (any of either species of paca, esp. lowland paca, Agouti paca)
spine; backbone; spinal column
peeling off (adhesive tape, wallpaper, etc.); pulling apart (Velcro)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
theatre; theater; playhouse
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
being fully equipped; being fully furnished; complete
green car (Japan Railway's 1st class)
Asuka period (550-710 CE)
Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)
Muromachi period (1336-1573)
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
Himiko; Himiko (queen of Yamatai)
Wei (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period; 220-266 CE); Cao Wei; Wei (kingdom in China during the Warring States period; 403-225 BCE)