suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
natural calamity; disaster
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
to live through; to survive
separate case; another matter
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
surrounding environment; ambient surrounding; one's surroundings
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
personification; impersonation; embodiment
never mind!; don't worry about it
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to be worn down; to be reduced
feel (of a material); texture
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit