Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE)
cee-lo (dice gambling game)
Japanese jack mackerel; Japanese horse mackerel (Trachurus japonicus)
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake
pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus); (arch.) bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus)
to read (a book, etc.) over again
Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
Muromachi shogunate (1336-1573)
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
cricket (Gryllidae spp.); (arch.) any insect that chirps in autumn
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
greatest mistake of one's life
curry bread (usu. deep-fried); curry doughnut; curry bun; curry roll
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
beautiful; good; excellent
flavoring; flavouring; fragrance; perfume; condolence gift
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
rice and curry; curry rice
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?