zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
you could say; you might say; verging on the
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
medical care; medical treatment
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
one way or the other; either way
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
traditional; conventional
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
that's the way it is; such is life
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
shoes strictly prohibited
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)