alternation of generations
since then; from that time; ever since
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
estimate (of costs); budget
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
Japanese person; Japanese people
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to grow taller (of people)
besides; in addition; also; moreover