securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
information technology; IT
business world; business circles; (the) industry
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
close; intimate; on good terms
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
closing time; lockup; curfew
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
assortment; product lineup
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright