experimental; provisional
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
putting into operation; invocation
conveying the will of the governing to the governed; top-down (system)
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko
given (e.g. conditions); given thing; data; sense datum
strict observance (of rules, regulations, etc.); strict adherence; conscientious practice (of good habits, etc.); diligent execution (e.g. of duties); sticking to (e.g. a routine)
productive; constructive; meaningful
sixth day of the month; six days
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to borrow; to rent; to lease; to charter
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
salamander (in mythology); salamander (amphibian of the order Caudata)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
nice; likeable; desirable
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
to manage something successfully; to be successful
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
leader of a delegation (body, party)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
sad; wretched; deplorable
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
street; quarter; district; area
good; goodness; right; virtue