sciatica; sciatic neuralgia; ischiodynia; ischias
customer service office; CSO
mumps; epidemic parotitis
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman
book with the look and layout of a magazine
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
take care; take good care of yourself
to relax; to take it easy
without; unless; have to do
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
dawn; daybreak; beginning
time and time again; many times; a number of times
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
open field; empty lot; plain
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
evening meal; dinner; supper
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
greeting; a fine thing to say
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
horror film; horror movie
name plate; name tag; label
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)