busybody; meddler; nosey parker
buying a replacement; replacing by buying something new
newcomer showing great promise; bright new talent
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
suspension bridge; rope bridge
dirt cheap; super cheap; bargain-priced
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
difficult to eat; unpalatable
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
Om; Aun; syllable representing the primordial trinity of Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma; inspiration and expiration; respiration; alpha and omega
costumed mascot character (oft. devised for PR purposes by local governments, government departments, etc.)
trivia; snippet of knowledge
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
neglecting; leaving alone
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
lost property; something dropped and left behind
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)