to stare in wonder; to be amazed
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
customer service office; CSO
Guri and Gura (children's book series)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas); sacred baboon
major-leaguer; member of a major-league team
reading vertically down horizontal text (e.g. as a simple code)
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
maternity nerves; maternity neurosis
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
to walk away; to saunter off
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
correspondence notebook (e.g. between teacher and parents); contact notebook; communication notebook
shishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
highlighter; highlighter pen
Vienna sausage cut in the shape of an octopus
birth; creation; formation
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
angrily; in a huff; in anger; high on marijuana
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
book with the look and layout of a magazine
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
rhyming game; play on words; pun
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
fuck you!; don't fuck with me!; don't fuck around!; don't be a screw off!
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
Ichirō; Suzuki Ichirō (baseball player) (1973.10.22-)
sound of bubbles (or other small objects) being popped; lumpy sensation (e.g. of food); little bits; small grains
dawn; daybreak; beginning
poo; poop; doo-doo; caca; whoopsie