air route; air lane; by air; by plane
unfavorable conditions; unfavourable conditions
easy-to-beat game; (something) easy to do; trivial thing
completion of construction
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
local production for local consumption
ship of Theseus; Theseus's paradox
square metre; square meter
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
a find; windfall; bargain
no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; (lit.) one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
necessary condition; requirement
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
decline; fall; decay; withering
new word; neologism; word of recent origin; recent word; modern term
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
family-oriented; familial
to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
tax excluded; excluding tax
one-coin (i.e. able to be paid for with only one coin, esp. a 500-yen coin, sometimes a 100-yen coin); costing 500 yen; costing 100 yen