change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
appearing to have; seeming to be
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
OK; sure; yessir!; okey dokey!; understood
global environment problems; global environmental issues
hobby friend; friend gained through common interests or personality
there are no rebels without reasons
rain scene; rainy landscape; signs of rain; threat of rain
picture-matching (with card games, etc.); matching pictures; picture-matching contest (popular in the Heian period); e-awase
complex; complex (number)
stupid person; slow-witted person
candid-camera; candid-camera footage
safety reflector; reflector; reflective material
putting one's heart and soul into each pitch
modern disease; disease of our time
your company; your shrine
running backwards; running with the head turned back
taking out (e.g. a book from a library); removing (from the premises); borrowing
utility; room with sink, washing machine, etc. in a house or apartment
mountaineering ascetic; practitioner of mountain asceticism
to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)
eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii); first intercourse of the New Year; loss of virginity; loss of maidenhead
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
gods and demons; divine spirits and souls of the dead; one with (spiritual) power beyond that of humans; fierce god
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
earth-friendly; ecological; sustainable
klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
unsupported; unfounded; nonsense
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
holding two or more positions concurrently