oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
regulation; adjustment; control
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to not believe one's ears
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
subordinate work; assistant; servant
exploitation; overuse; abuse
migrant worker; economic nomad
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
retail store; retail shop
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
without a holiday; nonstop
barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)
chastity; virtue; fidelity
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
newly appointed; inaugural
scandal; deplorable event