dot-com; Internet business; .com
thick glasses; (lit.) bottle bottom glasses
time limit; closing day; settlement day (payment); deadline
pachinko swindler; pachinko scammer
Dow Jones Average; the Dow
baozi; Chinese steamed bun
it often takes time for one's actions to bear fruit; (lit.) planted peach and chestnut seeds take three years (to bear fruit), persimmons take eight
sake tasting; wine tasting
the Van Allen (radiation) belt (layer)
Royal Observatory, Greenwich (England); Royal Greenwich Observatory (RGO)
treating bed hair; hair product for treating bed hair
evening; early night hours
full of spirit; brimming with courage; high-spirited; mettlesome
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
autumn weather is as fickle as a man's heart
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
at a loose end; having nothing to do
great and splendid land (Yamato word); excellent location; splendid place
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
bedding; kasaya; monk's stole
to be cheap; to be inexpensive
ocellated octopus (Octopus ocellatus)
walls have ears; (lit.) sliding doors have eyes
overnight; since last night
earnings forecast (outlook, projection)
after-afterparty; third party of the night