three-part joke, where the first two parts are similar and mundane, while the third is the punchline (e.g. How do you get to my place? Go down to the corner, turn left, and get lost.); rule of three (in comedy writing)
government soldier; officers and other ranks; officers and enlisted
Nagashima Shigeo (1936.2.20-)
to leave of one's own accord
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
good pitch (to hit); easy pitch
source of funds; gold mine; patron; cash box; safe
words you can't say on TV or radio; taboo words banned from broadcasts
turnaround (e.g. at the end of a driveway)
protruding tooth; overbite; bucktooth
government office; government agency; authorities
(arch.) boy (sometimes derog.); you
TV blooper; broadcasting blunder
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
listed company (on a stock exchange)
to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out
to be slippery; to be slimy
base stealing; steal; stolen base
to step back; to walk backwards
to keep in mind and do as one has been told; to learn and obey; to act in accordance; to comply
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
to refuse; to decline; to deny
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
university graduate; having graduated from university