no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
cache; place to hide something
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
selling out; being sold out
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
small change; coins; small sum of money
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
first shrine visit of New Year
fishy; dubious; questionable; false-looking
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
the year before a critical age; the year before an inauspicious year
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence
calamity; disaster; great misfortune; grand climacteric
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
Tochigi prefecture (Kanto area)
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
exhibition hall (room, area)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
material; substance; matter
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
hill size (in ski jumping); HS
thicket; coppice; brushwood
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
out of focus; off the point