inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to carry out one's mission
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
man who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her; supernatural wolf stalking humans in the woods
newspaper holiday; day on which newspapers are not published
the following week; the next week
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
naturally; of course; understandably
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
cell; serge; cel (celluloid); starter motor
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
actor; actress; player; performer
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece; magnum opus; major work
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in