summer greeting cards containing a lottery ticket, sold every year starting in June
thick toast with honey (and often with fruit, icecream, etc.)
registered mail for the purpose of sending money
insatiable; untiring; persistent
sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together; crunch crunch
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
(act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass; peasant
speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.); marbling (of beef); (of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water; formation of frost
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
breathily (while talking)
house across the street; neighbor across the street
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
coined word; coinage; neologism
express; special delivery
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
to be softened; to calm down
whenever you want; any time you like
computer game for men featuring beautiful women characters (usu. adult game)
cheating (on an examination); cribbing
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō