as (for); for; in the capacity of
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
temporary retirement; suspension from office
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
discipline; punishment; reprimand
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
trouble; bother; annoyance
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
second day of the month; two days
homecoming; returning home
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
Toyama (city, prefecture)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
neat and clean; tidy; trim
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
red snow crab (Chionoecetes japonicus)