Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
seasonal laborer; seasonal labourer
defecating outdoors; faeces lying on the ground (feces)
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
emancipation movement; freedom movement; liberation movement
big splash; big response; major repercussions
ill-bred; poorly brought up
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
gold and jewels; precious object
traditional Chinese medicine
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
to appear in the newspaper
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
areola mammae (circular area around nipple); areola
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
utmost limit; extremity; result
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK