gift card; gift certificate
Run, Melos! (short story by Osamu Dazai)
kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word; declensional kana ending
non-combustible waste; non-burnable rubbish
growth stock; person with future promise
inflammable; flammable; combustible; burnable
the spitting image of; identical
non-official history; privately composed history
no problem; piece of cake
Battle of Nagashino (1575)
daily rate; (day-by-day) schedule; program
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; day labourer (esp. on the docks)
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
near pin (golf); closest to pin (flagstick); close (closest) answer or figure
pencil case; pen case; writing case; brush case
strong motivation; aggressive ambition; hunger for success; (lit.) hungry spirit
ticket sold in advance; advance ticket
crib sheet; cheat sheet; large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
fukuwarai; New Year's game in which blindfolded players place cutouts of facial features onto the outline of a face
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
hands-on learning; on-the-job training; experiential learning; learning by doing
use of the familiar address "kun"; treating someone with familiarity
unsophisticated palate; inability to discern good and bad flavours
fan-tan (card game); sevens; parliament