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
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
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
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
growth rate; coefficient of extension
(string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
advance screening; preview; private showing; trade show
reserving; storing; setting aside; laying away
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
falling asleep; going to sleep
composite image; photomontage; photoshopped image