school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
plastic food storage container; Tupperware
gun; pistol; ohajiki; traditional children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces of coloured glass or plastic; repellence
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
duty room; staff room; waiting room
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to go to the bathroom; to go to the restroom; to excuse oneself
to urinate; to pee; to piss
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
staying in one's position or resigning; course of action; move
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
section manager; section chief
one by one; one at a time; in turn
job title; name of one's position
security firm; security company
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
strict order; peremptory command
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
half-wit; fool; simpleton
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
prenatal influence of the mother on her unborn baby; teaching one's unborn baby (e.g. by playing music, etc.)