Midget professional wrestling
sciatica; sciatic neuralgia; ischiodynia; ischias
filter; strainer; colander
amoebic dysentery; amebic dysentery; amoebiasis
Swahili (language); Kiswahili
disabled person; handicapped person; person with a (physical or mental) disability
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
being ordered to quit something by one's doctor (e.g. drinking, smoking, overeating); doctor's orders (to refrain from something); breaking up a match on doctor's orders (in boxing, etc.)
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
red clay; tuff loam; dark-red paint
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
large family; extended family
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
quickly; swishing; whooshing
way; course; the only way
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
hygiene; sanitation; health
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
tide; current; tendency; trend