song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
company president; manager; director
six (long cylindrical things)
six; sixth (interval, chord)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
boring; dull; uninteresting
probity check; background investigation
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
curious personality; nosiness; curiosity; rubbernecking
bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
traditional art; traditional performance art
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
large amount of money; great cost
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
model or exemplary student
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
uniforms provided for workers (by the employer); something forced upon one; something imposed on one
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for