strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
putting into operation; invocation
salamander (in mythology)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
TV blooper; broadcasting blunder
master; teacher; stable master
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
guaranty; guarantee; fee paid to performing artists, etc.
importance; emphasis; stress
variety show (e.g. on TV)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
restless; fidgety; in a hurry