gold cup; gilded cup; goblet
to inspect; to examine; to check; to elapse; to pass (time)
raising and lowering; praising and blaming
Imperial reign; Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
soy sauce flavoured with grated wasabi (used for sashimi, etc.)
person entrusted with someone's money, belongings, land, etc.
automatic switchover; automatic cutover
summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
being at cross-purposes from the start; getting off on the wrong foot; (lit.) doing up one's buttons wrongly
herdboy; shepherd boy; young ranch hand; cowboy
(arch.) navigation by magnetic compass; pilot
crude; rough; unrefined; raw
regard; consideration; thoughtfulness
radiation sickness; radiation disease
with meals; meals inclusive
take care of the penny; (lit.) he who makes fun of one yen will cry at one yen
best is Fuji, second is a hawk, third is an eggplant (of auspicious things to see in a dream, esp. one's first dream of the year)
business activities; business conduct; business operations
paying loan installments whenever one happens to have money (instalments)
Video Cassette (Tape) Recorder; VCR
safety devices; security provisions
first doing of ... (ever, in one's life, in the new year, etc.)
bon voyage; have a nice trip
to have a hard time of it
first chrysanthemum of the year