light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
salted rice-bran paste for pickling
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
after a long time; for the first time in a while
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
one's house; one's home; one's family
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
email newsletter; email magazine; e-zine; e-mag
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
laundromat; launderette; laundrette; coin-operated laundry; coin laundry; coin-op
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
online dating app; match-making app
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to offer for sale; to put on the market
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
new graduate; recent graduate
bank; banking institution
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)