立

threat to national existence

to be shut tight

simultaneous inequalities

Proverb

when dealing with urgent business, make use of whoever is handy

assembly line

National Institute of Health Sciences; NIHS

Idiomatic expression

situation in which one can move neither forward nor backward; Benkei's last stand

maintenance fee (in an apartment building); maintenance charge; reserve fund for building repairs

Proverb

you can't control what people say; you can't stop rumours (rumors)

constitutional monarchy

Organization name

Yokohama City University

simultaneously running for a seat in a single-member constituency and a seat in a proportionally represented constituency

to remain faithful to the memory of one's husband and never remarry

Idiomatic expression

to look angrily at; to look with anger in one's eyes

bending from the hips with the legs straight and head nearly to the ground; deep forward bow

beautiful appearance of a woman

Idiomatic expression; Godan verb

for something unexpected to happen (to someone or something one is close to)

Idiomatic expression; Usu. as 足元から鳥が立つように

(deciding to do something) abruptly; at the turn of a dime

Idiomatic expression

people will talk

Computing

reassemble

Sumo

head referee

to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)

On a sign

Wet Paint

Expressions; Usu. as 〜に先立って

prior to; before; in advance of

Common noun; Adverb (fukushi)

the other day; some time ago; recently

freshly shaven