tonkatsu sauce; sauce made from ketchup, Worcester, soy, mirin, mustard, etc.
Nagasawa Masami (1987.6.3-)
the pen is mightier than the sword
closing argument; closing statement
eye discharge; eye mucus; sleep
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
Japanese Agricultural Standard; JAS
shouts used when viewing fireworks (from names of Edo-period fireworks vendors)
crank call; prank call; nuisance call
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
adjust (by supplementing)
strong motivation; aggressive ambition; hunger for success; (lit.) hungry spirit
love is blind; (lit.) (when in love) even pockmarks are dimples
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
karintō (sugar-coated cookie made from fried dough)
globalization; globalisation
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
sour cocktail (oft. carbonated); sour (taste)
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
tranquilizer gun; tranquiliser gun
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
being one or more laps behind (in a race); being behind the times
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
please (give me); please (do for me)
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it