to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
curry udon; udon with curry sauce
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
life imprisonment; life sentence
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
meeting; rendezvous; romantic encounter; date
Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche
gold and jewels; precious object
son of a bitch; piece of shit
washing with water; rinsing; flushing
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs
IQ; intelligence quotient
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
review (of learned material); revision
passing the winter; hibernation
sobriety; soberness; sober face
perpetual motion machine; perpetual motion engine; perpetuum mobile
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
paid vacation; paid holiday
being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks
veterinary clinic; veterinary hospital
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism