maid; helper; help; assistance
to have the privilege of doing
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
cares; ill feeling; reserve
profitable plan; good plan
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
war; battle; match; game; competition
overall victory; championship
how many years; how long; what year
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
street stall; stand; booth
Awa Odori Festival (Tokushima)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
pension (Western-style boardinghouse)
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away