different school (e.g. of ikebana)
unthinkable; extraordinary; preposterous; cannot be
Greenery Day (national holiday; May 4)
mackerel tabby (cat); grey tabby
female elevator operator; female lift attendant
Constitution Memorial Day (national holiday; May 3)
flexible work hours; flexi-time
same axle; coaxial (cable)
Ishikari stew; salmon stew; salmon and vegetable stew with miso and butter
ropeway; cableway; aerial lift; cable car
flexible-hours system; flextime; flexitime; flex (in a golf shaft)
to speak ill of; to speak very disparagingly about; to speak very harshly about
stretching; sidestroke (swimming)
rent arrears; falling behind on rent payment
non-alcoholic beer; alcohol-free beer
improvisation (usu. musical); impromptu performance
light shimmering on water
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
your company; your shrine
va-va-vroom (esp. fast cars or bikes, sexy women or men); va-voom; vrrrm; sound of animal shaking its fur to dry off after getting wet (esp. dogs)
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
historical records; historical materials
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
university of arts; arts college
the state (degree) of congestion; how bad traffic jams are
estimated (probable) age (e.g. of victim)