bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
notice; attention; observation
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
wages; pay; rental payment
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
the deceased; the departed
(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
January; first month of the lunar calendar
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
training (esp. in-service); induction course
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
place where one works; construction site; working area
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
one's post; place of work; workplace
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
(divine) providence; dispensation