ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
official announcement; proclamation; issuance (of an order, ordinance, or warning)
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
after staying up all night
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
first departure (of the day); first train; first bus; departing from the starting station (of a bus, train, etc.)
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
the last moment; the very end
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
to tire of playing; to become tired after playing
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
indescribable; having no way to express
to be able to manage somehow or other
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to get one's head around; to think about
coming home in the morning (after staying out all night)
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
good morning; belated good morning; nice of you to show up
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
cool biz; Japanese Ministry of the Environment campaign encouraging people to wear lighter clothes and companies to set their air conditioners to 28°C in the summer