first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
background chatter on a film, TV show, etc.; walla; rhubard; extras; background actors
haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki
to be slippery; to be slimy
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
to try out the food at various restaurants
older person with more life experience
lottery; tombola; drawing
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
stupid girl; stupid woman
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
to continue to work; to work away (at)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
Toyama (city, prefecture)
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji