one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
to ask for directions; to ask the way
one bow; one salute; one greeting
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
guardhouse; sentry box; checkpoint (Edo period); town magistrate's office (Edo period)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
police officer; policeman; constable
fast approach; quick intimacy
inquiry counter; consulting service; assistance service
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
customary; conventional; usual
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
call; summons; convening; convocation
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
ideally; if one were to wish for more
flaring up; bursting into flames