industrial standardization law
improvement of one's constitution; reformation
to stir up trouble for oneself; (lit.) to scare out a snake by poking at the brush
long hitter (golf, baseball, etc.); fast driver
first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
easy come, easy go; lightly comes, lightly goes; soon gotten soon spent
going there is easy but coming back is hard
pachinko swindler; pachinko scammer
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
container for boiled rice
posing and moving the fingers as an art form; finger-tutting
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
sending; forwarding; shipping
central pillar of a pagoda; shinbashira
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
forestation; afforestation; reforestation
whenever (each time) one sees (it)
inevitable decline (decay, collapse, etc.)
practical experience; actual experience
lacking enough gravity for (a position, task); being an insignificant figure for (a position)