cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
commuter pass container; holder for a season ticket
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
interception (email); wiretap; bug
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
machine parts; machinery; equipment
highly directional microphone
municipal office; council; city hall
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
end; close; finish; termination
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
to have a drink; to grab a drink
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association