business use; commercial use; professional use; industrial use
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks
successive generations; successive emperors
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
steering (of a boat); steerage
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
environment; surroundings; circumstances
Buddhist memorial service
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
oversight; omission; mistake
yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
leisure; leisure time; spare time
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
class; heading; group; category
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
author directing or producing his or her own play (film); staging oneself for effect; presenting oneself in a favorable light
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
superhuman feat; consummate skill
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
such; this sort of; like this
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
continuing one's education into high school