live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
February; second month of the lunar calendar
March; third month of the lunar calendar
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
(animal making a) monstrous apparition
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
incoming telephone call; telegram received
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
beauty contest; beauty pageant
addition; adding; supplement
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
schematic; schema; illustration; explanatory diagram
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
strength of a brushstroke
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
to leave as it is; to defer
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
common area (of a condominimum or other multi-unit building); common element
exemption; exoneration; discharge
discount coupon or ticket
to resound; to make a stir
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily