help; aid; support; assistance
instruction; direction; briefing
idle state; idle conditions
tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce
thick and fluffy; soft and lumpy
having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover
hatchet; axe; wood-chopping; wood-splitting
warming up (food) in a microwave
by any means (possible); somehow
starry night; starlight night
leaving on time (e.g. as opposed to paid or unpaid overtime)
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
street-level store; shop facing the street
matcha; powdered green tea
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
five-day workweek system; five-day school-week; having two days off in at least one week of a month
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
claw sharpening; scratching post (for cats); claw sharpener
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
euphoric mood; exuberant mood
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
incredible response (company dealing with a complaint, celebrity dealing with fans, etc.); incredible service
rush job; slipshod job; quick-and-dirty work
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
redecoration; remodelling; remodeling; refurbishment
tag (children's game); tig
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
one's own thing; thing held in one's hand(s); one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
sculpin (any fish of family Cottidae, incl. the bullheads and the miller's-thumb); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
glossy hair; glossy fur; glossy coat (on an animal)
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told