Perissodactyla (order of odd-toed ungulates, incl. horses, tapirs, etc.)
tempura flour (flour mixed with starch, etc.)
Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus)
lyric poetry; lyric poem; ode
chatteringly; wittering on; prattling on; blathering on
corn flakes; cold cereal; breakfast cereal
absolute pitch; perfect pitch
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
person from the Kansai region
Miyazaki prefecture (Kyushu)
local specialty; special product (of a region)
demi-glace (type of brown sauce)
full ripeness; full maturity
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
air transport; air lift; airlift
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams
breadcrumbs; panko; bread flour
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
nine; team; players on a team; no
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
guaranteed; authentic; certified
curry bread (usu. deep-fried); curry doughnut; curry bun; curry roll
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)