sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
mission-critical task; business-critical matter
launching site (esp. rockets, etc.); launch site
deserted house; ruined house; abolishing one's own family line in order to join another (under pre-1947 Japanese law); extinct family
Easter lily (Lilium longiflorum)
barbering; haircutting; hairdressing
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
National Space Development Agency; NASDA
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
inter-office mail; intra-company mail
public transport disruption
advertising poster hanging over the centre aisle of a train, bus, etc.
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
personal digital assistant; PDA
riding time; time spent aboard a bus, train etc.
melodica; pianica; blow-organ; keyboard harmonica
regular train; local train; train that stops at every station