senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
chit; sales slip; voucher
old friend; familiar face
(arch.) court lady with her own private chamber or office; low-class prostitute (Edo period)
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
school bus (for kindergarten children); kindergarten bus
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
thanks for taking care of me; thanks for taking care of my loved one
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to view the past with nostalgia
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
sexy; popular; well-liked
ability; capability; competence; skill
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
first meeting; first interview with
anything and everything; just about everything
to be injured; to sustain a wound
makuragaeshi; monster that flips pillows over at night; changing a pillow position (esp. for a dead body); acrobatic routine involving multiple wooden pillows
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in