monster customer; very demanding customer
dreadnought class (of warship)
ridiculously good reception; being extremely well-received
bai ze (mythical Chinese animal able to understand human speech, having the body of a lion and eight eyes)
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman
stroll in the air (e.g. leisurely helicopter, airplane ride)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
unprofitable business operation
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
teacher's license (licence) (required to teach in preschool, elementary or secondary schools)
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
eighth day of the month; eight days
veterinary clinic; veterinary hospital
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
store name; shop name; restaurant name
poop; faeces; feces; crap; trash; garbage
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
honorific affix; honorific prefix
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
as before; as ever; as it was originally
(only) one option; one possible choice
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
hard worker; hardworking person
detoxification; counteracting poison; neutralizing poison
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board