to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
export; exportation; efferent
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
smuggling; contraband trade
national border; provincial border
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
zip it (when used to others); I'll shut up (when used by oneself); button (one's) lips
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
posing a question; question
the deceased; the departed
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
the whole area; all areas
around the world; throughout the world
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
second day of the month; two days
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
to join forces; to cooperate
mature; becoming precocious
inheritance; something given or received
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)