cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
total fire ban; no source of ignition permitted; no open flame; flammables!
three-way junction; three-way intersection
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
go-on; Wu reading; on reading of a kanji based on 5th and 6th century Chinese
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
name of a town; name of a street; name of a neighborhood
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to pluck; to pick; to tear
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
no need to guess; certainly
phrase; phrase; strawberry
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
softly; mildly; gently; politely
large company; major corporation; company with over 500 million yen in capital or over 20 billion yen in liabilities
(public) table talk after an event (or performance, etc.)
possibility of participation; participation possibility
example; exercise (for the reader)
instruction; teaching; guidance; informing
quiz-like (TV) comedy segment in which participants improvise one-liners based on a given theme; last piece of the day (in a vaudeville or music hall programme, etc.); last-item comic dialogue
deciding match; play-off; runoff
important points; main points; gist; list of requirements
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
to be at a loss for words
goldfish scooping; festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle