(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
cooperation; collaboration
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
successful bid; winning a tender
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to apologize; to apologise
almost; roughly; approximately
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
living by oneself; living alone
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
about here; in this neighborhood
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to be forward; to be impertinent
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
barbershop; barber shop; barber
recently; lately; these days
chat; desultory conversation