carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
to be forward; to be impertinent
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
local specialty; special product (of a region)
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
time; hour; season; time of the year
acting as a group; doing something together (in a group); collective action
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
public hall; community center; community centre
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
to relax; to feel at home
area struck (by some disaster); location of a disaster
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
inundation; submersion; flood
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
room allocation; assignment of rooms
light blue; pale blue; aqua
string bikini; g-string; thong
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
right in the midst of; right at the height of
monetary; financial; pecuniary
the opposite sex; isomerism
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
witnessing; observing; sighting