congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
(department) store; (department) stores
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
financial muscle; economic clout
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
height (of body); stature
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
kill; kill (shot); smash; spike (in volleyball)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)