palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
oracle; revelation; divine message
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
crib sheet; cheat sheet; large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.
teacher; instructor; professor
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
bouncily; with a stretch; with a boing
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
script; libretto; scenario
looking on from afar; being a spectator
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
five generations; fifth generation immigrant; gosei; the fifth (e.g. George V)
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder
scent bag; sachet; scent gland
Buddhist image normally withheld from public view
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
infinite loop; closed loop
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
how; in what way; in what manner
numbered ticket (e.g. to determine order of service in shop, etc.); zone ticket; boarding ticket; bus ticket dispensed at boarding, used to show where one boarded
drunkenness; intoxication
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
issuing (a banknote, ticket, etc.)