expression:

• fools use people to pick up things lying at their own feet; stupidity of using people for small things - idiom

noun:

• handshake event; handshake session; event where it is possible to shake hands with a celebrity, sportsperson, pop star, etc.

expression / adverb:

• indiscriminately; without consideration; irrespective of the occasion; paying no attention to the feelings or expectations of those nearby

noun:

• One Village One Product movement; OVOP; campaign to boost the countryside by promoting the special products of local areas

noun:

• tearing someone in two by tying their legs to two carts moving in opposite directions (form of medieval punishment)

noun:

• oiled multi-layered paper sheet used to sit or sleep on (during the summer); oiled-paper cushion; wax-cloth

noun:

• ceiling rosette; electrical outlet attached to the ceiling for suspending electrical light fixtures ➜ 引っ掛け

noun:

• labor system in which able-bodied men were required to work for periods in the capital (ritsuryo system)

noun:

• Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern - letters beginning with this typically end with 敬具

noun:

• one's company; company one works for

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• in-house; belonging to the company

noun:

• person to be reckoned with; person of importance
• one person; one character; someone

particle:

• indicates reason or excuse - used as a conjunction or at sentence-end, often as 〜ものな, 〜ものね
• indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged - at sentence-end - female language

noun / ~する noun:

• grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt
• boiling seawater to get salt

noun:

• open-reel tape; reel-to-reel tape

noun:

• conveyance of the opinions of the lower classes to the powers that be - four character idiom

noun:

• remote island; distant island ［えんとう・とおじま］
• punishment by exile to a remote island ［えんとう・おんとう］

expression:

• out of touch with the voters; indifferent to the concerns of the people

noun / ~する noun:

• adding a penalty to a crime (e.g. fines, prison); penalizing a crime

noun:

• briefing a patient about a disease; treating a patient by talking to them - abbreviation ➜ ムントテラピー

noun:

• tailor-made suit; tailored suit; made-to-measure suit - From English "order suit"

adverb:

• now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

noun:

• rainy sky; sky as it looks when it is about to rain; threatening sky

noun:

• modern koto (in contrast to the gagaku koto or gakuso); modern koto music ➜ 楽箏

expression:

• don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face - after a verb

expression:

• if you are free; if you have time to spare; if not otherwise engaged ➜ 暇【ひま】