Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
bad character; bad person; villain; baddie
Billiken (pointy-headed charm doll, orig. from the US)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; family crest representing the seven luminaries (with one central circle surrounded by six other circles); Japanese pilchard (Sardinops melanostictus); Japanese sardine
list of the richest people; billionaires list
acute myocardial infarction; AMI
owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid
(doing something) regardless of expense
controlled society; regulated society
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
estimated time of arrival; ETA
one's mind; one's inner feelings; (a decision hinging on) how someone feels about it
in-car announcement (on a train); PA system on a train
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
stink bomb; foul odour emitted from the anal sacs of a frightened weasel; final desperate tactic
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
frequency hijacking; broadcast signal intrusion
person who has died at his post (in the performance of his duties)
appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
person with limited access to information (via the Internet, television, etc.); person who is inept at using the Internet to access information; Internet illiterate
to get into the zone; to get into the flow
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
to charge to the company; to put on an expense account; to write off as an expense
judge's sentence; assessment of a case