a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
commercial broadcaster; commercial radio or TV station
spade work; preliminaries
agreement; assent; Norway
behaving (posing) as if they were a married couple
Automobile air conditioning
per unit time; rate per unit of time
arms business; arms dealing; weapons trade; weapons dealing
becoming the objective; setting as a goal
temporary fastening; temporary fixing in place
thanks to your assistance; thanks to your help; thanks to your support
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
one-ring hang-up call (to receive a call back, oft. for scams); missed call for exchanging phone numbers; wangiri
stab wound; puncture wound
winter vacation (holidays)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
explicit; clear; unambiguous; meaningful; lively
(ceremony of) driving out evil spirits
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to lose contact
to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up
to systematize; to organize
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; interference; officiousness
commonly occurring thing; commonplace event; bread and butter item
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
give-and-take; give and take
counter for thin, flat things (petals, leaves, etc.)
somebody (important); person of importance
last business day of the year
to commit an act (or acts) of terrorism
Heijō-kyō (ancient name of Nara)
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous