waist; waistline; waist measurement
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
fax; facsimile; fax machine
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
heat-sensitive paper; thermal paper
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
later on; eventually; afterwards
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
just a minute; small quantity
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
older brother and younger sister