formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
quirk of fate; curious coincidence; happy chance
more than anything; above all else
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
another time; some other time
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
visualization; rendering visible (e.g. a problem); digitization
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
doing a good deed each day; doing one good turn a day
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
Dirty Hands (1948 play by Jean-Paul Sartre)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
life and death; life or death
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
you can get used to living anywhere; home is where you make it; wherever I lay my hat is home
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen